Yemassee

Population: 1,007
Median household income: $36,923
Median home value: $169,800

Yemassee, a community in Hampton County, South Carolina, has 1,007 residents. At $36,923, its median household income sits below Hampton County's $43,059.

Between 2019 and 2023, Yemassee's population grew 2.9% from 979 to 1,007, while its median home value rose 73.1% from $98,100 to $169,800.

Owners occupy 60.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,007
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $36,923
Median home value: $169,800
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 568
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9791,007

Median household income

$38,370$36,923

Median home value

$98,100$169,800

Median gross rent

$474$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	979	$38,370	$98,100	$474
2020	870	$32,734	$78,000	$602
2021	666	$38,281	$114,700	$539
2022	974	$45,323	$109,800	$667
2023	1,007	$36,923	$169,800	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	4.9%
5 to 17	125	12.4%
18 to 24	98	9.7%
25 to 34	159	15.8%
35 to 44	141	14.0%
45 to 54	73	7.2%
55 to 64	136	13.5%
65 to 74	125	12.4%
75 and over	101	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	325	32.3%
Black or African American	621	61.7%
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	58	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate51.2%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	15.2%
High school graduate	376	51.2%
Some college or associate's	156	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	49	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	42	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	282	72.5%
Carpooled	52	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	6.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	20.4%
15 to 29 min	30	8.3%
30 to 44 min	199	55.0%
45 to 59 min	6	1.7%
60+ min	53	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 31.4% (314 of 1,000)

	Count	Share
Family households	224	47.3%
Nonfamily households	250	52.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	474	83.5%
Vacant	94	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	285	60.1%
Renter-occupied	189	39.9%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other24.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	369	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	1.1%
5 to 19 units	23	4.0%
20 or more units	33	5.8%
Mobile home & other	137	24.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4579450
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.6783, -80.8479