Ware Shoals

Population: 2,207
Median household income: $35,896
Median home value: $63,600

Ware Shoals, a community in Greenwood County, South Carolina, has 2,207 residents. Its median household income of $35,896 runs below the Greenwood County figure of $50,635.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ware Shoals's population declined 22.0% from 2,830 to 2,207, while its median home value fell 4.9% from $66,900 to $63,600.

Households average 2.73 people. The median gross rent is $881.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,207
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $35,896
Median home value: $63,600
Median gross rent: $881
Housing units: 1,044
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8302,207

Median household income

$38,342$35,896

Median home value

$66,900$63,600

Median gross rent

$679$881

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,830	$38,342	$66,900	$679
2020	2,455	$30,361	$53,700	$711
2021	2,022	$31,845	$54,300	$680
2022	1,934	$32,754	$59,500	$798
2023	2,207	$35,896	$63,600	$881

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

Age distribution

Under 522.4%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	495	22.4%
5 to 17	329	14.9%
18 to 24	145	6.6%
25 to 34	307	13.9%
35 to 44	124	5.6%
45 to 54	205	9.3%
55 to 64	165	7.5%
65 to 74	263	11.9%
75 and over	174	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,096	49.7%
Black or African American	438	19.8%
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	66	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	607	27.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.1%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree4.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	274	22.1%
High school graduate	556	44.9%
Some college or associate's	296	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	57	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	55	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	579	87.1%
Carpooled	67	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	6	0.9%
Worked from home	10	1.5%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	19.1%
15 to 29 min	205	31.3%
30 to 44 min	128	19.5%
45 to 59 min	155	23.7%
60+ min	42	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 51.2% (1,131 of 2,207)

	Count	Share
Family households	462	58.4%
Nonfamily households	329	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	791	75.8%
Vacant	253	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	485	61.3%
Renter-occupied	306	38.7%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	773	74.0%
1-unit, attached	20	1.9%
2 to 4 units	55	5.3%
5 to 19 units	14	1.3%
20 or more units	3	0.3%
Mobile home & other	179	17.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4574680
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.28 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 34.3878, -82.2433