Bamberg

Population: 3,036
Median household income: $27,614
Median home value: $129,500

Bamberg, a community in Bamberg County, South Carolina, has 3,036 residents. The median household income of $27,614 is below the Bamberg County median ($43,206).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bamberg's population declined 7.1% from 3,267 to 3,036, while its median home value rose 78.6% from $72,500 to $129,500.

26.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,036
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $27,614
Median home value: $129,500
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 1,575
Homeownership rate: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 18.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2673,036

Median household income

$27,137$27,614

Median home value

$72,500$129,500

Median gross rent

$775$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,267	$27,137	$72,500	$775
2020	3,240	$40,286	$77,000	$630
2021	3,103	$26,164	$75,900	$489
2022	3,074	$27,021	$94,100	$762
2023	3,036	$27,614	$129,500	$779

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2414.1%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over15.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	1.2%
5 to 17	461	15.2%
18 to 24	427	14.1%
25 to 34	294	9.7%
35 to 44	320	10.5%
45 to 54	265	8.7%
55 to 64	418	13.8%
65 to 74	347	11.4%
75 and over	467	15.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,249	41.1%
Black or African American	1,739	57.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.0%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	506	24.0%
High school graduate	462	21.9%
Some college or associate's	593	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	342	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	208	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit2.5%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	780	79.0%
Carpooled	124	12.6%
Public transit	25	2.5%
Walked	5	0.5%
Bicycle	7	0.7%
Worked from home	46	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	385	40.9%
15 to 29 min	293	31.1%
30 to 44 min	84	8.9%
45 to 59 min	102	10.8%
60+ min	77	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 31.9% (928 of 2,913)

	Count	Share
Family households	571	48.0%
Nonfamily households	618	52.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,189	75.5%
Vacant	386	24.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	820	69.0%
Renter-occupied	369	31.0%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,143	72.6%
1-unit, attached	59	3.7%
2 to 4 units	140	8.9%
5 to 19 units	153	9.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	80	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4503790
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.3001, -81.0312