Seneca

Population: 8,910
Median household income: $52,207
Median home value: $223,100

Seneca is a community in Oconee County, South Carolina, home to 8,910 residents. The median household income of $52,207 is below the Oconee County median ($60,193).

Between 2019 and 2023, Seneca's population grew 6.5% from 8,368 to 8,910, while its median home value rose 41.2% from $158,000 to $223,100.

Households average 2.20 people. The median gross rent is $806.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,910
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $52,207
Median home value: $223,100
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 4,420
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3688,910

Median household income

$41,017$52,207

Median home value

$158,000$223,100

Median gross rent

$693$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,368	$41,017	$158,000	$693
2020	8,424	$42,150	$161,800	$541
2021	8,734	$48,816	$172,500	$673
2022	8,834	$48,108	$201,300	$757
2023	8,910	$52,207	$223,100	$806

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	725	8.1%
5 to 17	864	9.7%
18 to 24	578	6.5%
25 to 34	1,679	18.8%
35 to 44	1,132	12.7%
45 to 54	842	9.5%
55 to 64	1,375	15.4%
65 to 74	920	10.3%
75 and over	795	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,346	71.2%
Black or African American	1,636	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.2%
Asian	58	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	155	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	698	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	891	13.2%
High school graduate	1,772	26.3%
Some college or associate's	2,109	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,296	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	675	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,292	80.3%
Carpooled	574	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	70	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	3.6%
Other means	18	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,081	52.6%
15 to 29 min	1,285	32.5%
30 to 44 min	190	4.8%
45 to 59 min	231	5.8%
60+ min	167	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 18.8% (1,667 of 8,857)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,410	60.3%
Nonfamily households	1,585	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,995	90.4%
Vacant	425	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,106	52.7%
Renter-occupied	1,889	47.3%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,662	60.2%
1-unit, attached	169	3.8%
2 to 4 units	600	13.6%
5 to 19 units	631	14.3%
20 or more units	215	4.9%
Mobile home & other	143	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4565095
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 34.6811, -82.9656