Clarks Hill

Population: 125
Median household income: $40,714

Clarks Hill, a community in McCormick County, South Carolina, has 125 residents. Its median household income of $40,714 runs below the McCormick County figure of $55,344.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clarks Hill's population declined 60.9% from 320 to 125, while its median household income rose 53.6% from $26,500 to $40,714.

Households average 1.45 people. 5.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 125
Median age: 73.0 yrs
Median household income: $40,714
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 185
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

320125

Median household income

$26,500$40,714

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	320	$26,500	$97,000
2020	195	—	—
2021	116	—	—
2022	78	—	—
2023	125	$40,714	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 644.8%

65 to 7439.2%

75 and over32.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	18	14.4%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	11	8.8%
55 to 64	6	4.8%
65 to 74	49	39.2%
75 and over	41	32.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27	21.6%
Black or African American	98	78.4%
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 diploma37.4%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's10.3%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	37.4%
High school graduate	50	46.7%
Some college or associate's	11	10.3%
Bachelor's degree	6	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone97.2%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35	97.2%
Carpooled	1	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	7	19.4%
30 to 44 min	27	75.0%
45 to 59 min	2	5.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.45
Poverty rate: 18.4% (23 of 125)

	Count	Share
Family households	28	32.6%
Nonfamily households	58	67.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	86	46.5%
Vacant	99	53.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	86	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached29.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other70.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	54	29.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	131	70.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4514590
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6582, -82.1660