Edisto

Population: 2,261
Median household income: $46,644
Median home value: $46,200

Edisto, a community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, has 2,261 residents. Its median household income of $46,644 runs above the Orangeburg County figure of $43,214.

Between 2019 and 2023, Edisto's population declined 12.9% from 2,595 to 2,261, while its median home value fell 19.8% from $57,600 to $46,200.

69.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,261
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $46,644
Median home value: $46,200
Median gross rent: $852
Housing units: 1,135
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5952,261

Median household income

$27,439$46,644

Median home value

$57,600$46,200

Median gross rent

$650$852

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,595	$27,439	$57,600	$650
2020	1,993	$25,548	$56,400	$640
2021	1,991	$25,536	$43,700	$707
2022	1,904	$44,495	$45,300	$792
2023	2,261	$46,644	$46,200	$852

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	3.1%
5 to 17	460	20.3%
18 to 24	222	9.8%
25 to 34	242	10.7%
35 to 44	384	17.0%
45 to 54	247	10.9%
55 to 64	280	12.4%
65 to 74	237	10.5%
75 and over	118	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	498	22.0%
Black or African American	1,727	76.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.8%
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)	17	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	251	16.6%
High school graduate	562	37.3%
Some college or associate's	427	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	211	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	57	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	833	83.1%
Carpooled	95	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	7.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	131	14.1%
15 to 29 min	479	51.6%
30 to 44 min	162	17.5%
45 to 59 min	51	5.5%
60+ min	105	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 23.8% (538 of 2,261)

	Count	Share
Family households	636	78.0%
Nonfamily households	179	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	815	71.8%
Vacant	320	28.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	526	64.5%
Renter-occupied	289	35.5%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	784	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	324	28.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4522997
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 33.4779, -80.8993