Edgefield County, South Carolina

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 26,508
Median household income: $67,092
Median home value: $194,300

Home to 26,508 residents, Edgefield County is one of South Carolina's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $67,092 is in line with the South Carolina median ($66,818).

From 2019 to 2023, Edgefield County's population declined 1.6% from 26,927 to 26,508, while its median household income rose 36.6% from $49,127 to $67,092.

The median resident is 42.0 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,508
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,092
Median home value: $194,300
Median gross rent: $854
Housing units: 11,317
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,92726,508

Median household income

$49,127$67,092

Median home value

$129,300$194,300

Median gross rent

$637$854

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,927	$49,127	$129,300	$637
2020	27,021	$52,491	$132,600	$668
2021	25,938	$55,183	$149,000	$697
2022	26,181	$60,033	$162,900	$786
2023	26,508	$67,092	$194,300	$854

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,064	4.0%
5 to 17	3,509	13.2%
18 to 24	2,286	8.6%
25 to 34	3,664	13.8%
35 to 44	3,546	13.4%
45 to 54	3,284	12.4%
55 to 64	3,963	15.0%
65 to 74	3,171	12.0%
75 and over	2,021	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,294	57.7%
Black or African American	8,319	31.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.1%
Asian	89	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.2%
Some other race	191	0.7%
Two or more races	883	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,650	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,574	18.2%
High school graduate	6,394	32.5%
Some college or associate's	5,468	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,447	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,766	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,182	81.0%
Carpooled	1,119	9.9%
Public transit	187	1.6%
Walked	143	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	676	6.0%
Other means	27	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,144	20.1%
15 to 29 min	4,278	40.1%
30 to 44 min	2,370	22.2%
45 to 59 min	1,104	10.4%
60+ min	762	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 16.4% (4,003 of 24,354)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,695	70.4%
Nonfamily households	2,813	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,508	84.0%
Vacant	1,809	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,591	79.8%
Renter-occupied	1,917	20.2%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other25.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,607	67.2%
1-unit, attached	106	0.9%
2 to 4 units	283	2.5%
5 to 19 units	401	3.5%
20 or more units	47	0.4%
Mobile home & other	2,873	25.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 45037
State: South Carolina
Land area: 501 sq mi
Water area: 6.3 sq mi
Center point: 33.7795, -81.9596