Blackville

Population: 1,778
Median household income: $26,100
Median home value: $73,100

Located in Barnwell County, South Carolina, Blackville is a community with a population of 1,778. At $26,100, its median household income sits below Barnwell County's $41,800.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blackville's population declined 3.6% from 1,844 to 1,778, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $59,600 to $73,100.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 17.9% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 85.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,778
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $26,100
Median home value: $73,100
Median gross rent: $966
Housing units: 894
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8441,778

Median household income

$23,235$26,100

Median home value

$59,600$73,100

Median gross rent

$621$966

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,844	$23,235	$59,600	$621
2020	2,037	$21,038	$65,000	$780
2021	2,135	$19,583	$67,500	$788
2022	2,034	$26,667	$72,700	$944
2023	1,778	$26,100	$73,100	$966

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	2.5%
5 to 17	258	14.5%
18 to 24	157	8.8%
25 to 34	204	11.5%
35 to 44	319	17.9%
45 to 54	137	7.7%
55 to 64	279	15.7%
65 to 74	219	12.3%
75 and over	161	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	211	11.9%
Black or African American	1,514	85.2%
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	6	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate52.5%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree2.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	259	19.6%
High school graduate	693	52.5%
Some college or associate's	293	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	28	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	46	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	682	86.1%
Carpooled	94	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	1.5%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	19.1%
15 to 29 min	242	31.0%
30 to 44 min	260	33.3%
45 to 59 min	89	11.4%
60+ min	40	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 28.2% (501 of 1,775)

	Count	Share
Family households	342	56.3%
Nonfamily households	266	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	608	68.0%
Vacant	286	32.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	402	66.1%
Renter-occupied	206	33.9%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other26.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	609	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17	1.9%
5 to 19 units	25	2.8%
20 or more units	10	1.1%
Mobile home & other	233	26.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4506490
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 8.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 33.3478, -81.2949