Dovesville

Population: 1,014
Median household income: $32,072

Dovesville, a community in Darlington County, South Carolina, has 1,014 residents. At $32,072, its median household income sits below Darlington County's $47,419.

From 2020 to 2023, Dovesville's population declined 7.9% from 1,101 to 1,014, while its median household income rose 12.1% from $28,605 to $32,072.

The typical home was built around 1985. 45.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,014
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $32,072
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $828
Housing units: 462
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1011,014

Median household income

$28,605$32,072

Median gross rent

$625$828

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,101	$28,605	—	$625
2021	1,160	$28,542	$59,400	$718
2022	948	$27,569	—	$749
2023	1,014	$32,072	—	$828

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3420.6%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5423.4%

55 to 6418.7%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	3.5%
5 to 17	165	16.3%
18 to 24	57	5.6%
25 to 34	209	20.6%
35 to 44	72	7.1%
45 to 54	237	23.4%
55 to 64	190	18.7%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	49	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	474	46.7%
Black or African American	540	53.3%
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)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate54.2%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree1.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	158	20.9%
High school graduate	410	54.2%
Some college or associate's	169	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	12	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	260	87.5%
Carpooled	30	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	23.4%
15 to 29 min	137	47.2%
30 to 44 min	85	29.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 45.2% (458 of 1,014)

	Count	Share
Family households	218	56.5%
Nonfamily households	168	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	386	83.5%
Vacant	76	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	258	66.8%
Renter-occupied	128	33.2%

1-unit, detached29.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other70.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	134	29.0%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	325	70.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4520365
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.4038, -79.9085