Bethune

Population: 421
Median household income: $42,656
Median home value: $96,400

Located in Kershaw County, South Carolina, Bethune is a community with a population of 421. Its median household income of $42,656 runs below the Kershaw County figure of $64,343.

From 2019 to 2023, Bethune's population grew 65.7% from 254 to 421, while its median home value rose 18.3% from $81,500 to $96,400.

21.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 421
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,656
Median home value: $96,400
Median gross rent: $1,644
Housing units: 244
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

254421

Median household income

$33,750$42,656

Median home value

$81,500$96,400

Median gross rent

$775$1,644

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	254	$33,750	$81,500	$775
2020	387	$28,854	$87,200	$1,338
2021	446	$30,446	$88,000	$1,337
2022	454	$40,714	$98,000	$1,326
2023	421	$42,656	$96,400	$1,644

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	7.1%
5 to 17	71	16.9%
18 to 24	47	11.2%
25 to 34	32	7.6%
35 to 44	37	8.8%
45 to 54	63	15.0%
55 to 64	39	9.3%
65 to 74	61	14.5%
75 and over	41	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	340	80.8%
Black or African American	25	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.7%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	22.7%
High school graduate	55	20.1%
Some college or associate's	97	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	36	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	23	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	115	85.2%
Carpooled	16	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	3.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	9.2%
15 to 29 min	46	35.1%
30 to 44 min	19	14.5%
45 to 59 min	48	36.6%
60+ min	6	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 35.2% (148 of 421)

	Count	Share
Family households	121	64.0%
Nonfamily households	68	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	189	77.5%
Vacant	55	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	128	67.7%
Renter-occupied	61	32.3%

1-unit, detached94.3%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	230	94.3%
1-unit, attached	1	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4506040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.4142, -80.3487