Clemson

Population: 17,759
Median household income: $49,713
Median home value: $359,100

Clemson, a community in Pickens County, South Carolina, has 17,759 residents. At $49,713, its median household income sits below Pickens County's $59,411.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clemson's population grew 7.9% from 16,463 to 17,759, while its median home value rose 51.8% from $236,500 to $359,100.

67.8% of workers drive to work alone. 40.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,759
Median age: 24.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,713
Median home value: $359,100
Median gross rent: $972
Housing units: 8,423
Homeownership rate: 35.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,46317,759

Median household income

$43,568$49,713

Median home value

$236,500$359,100

Median gross rent

$928$972

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,463	$43,568	$236,500	$928
2020	16,917	$46,075	$267,000	$950
2021	17,238	$48,335	$293,000	$955
2022	17,557	$50,263	$347,800	$963
2023	17,759	$49,713	$359,100	$972

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

Age distribution

Under 50.7%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2441.1%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 646.0%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	0.7%
5 to 17	1,743	9.8%
18 to 24	7,304	41.1%
25 to 34	2,345	13.2%
35 to 44	1,253	7.1%
45 to 54	1,630	9.2%
55 to 64	1,074	6.0%
65 to 74	1,025	5.8%
75 and over	1,259	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,704	77.2%
Black or African American	1,514	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	887	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.3%
Two or more races	991	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	600	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree34.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	475	5.5%
High school graduate	1,136	13.2%
Some college or associate's	1,913	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,124	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,938	34.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit5.2%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,686	67.8%
Carpooled	803	9.6%
Public transit	440	5.2%
Walked	482	5.7%
Bicycle	134	1.6%
Worked from home	807	9.6%
Other means	40	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,944	38.8%
15 to 29 min	3,074	40.5%
30 to 44 min	983	13.0%
45 to 59 min	474	6.2%
60+ min	110	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 36.1% (6,367 of 17,618)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,503	33.2%
Nonfamily households	5,043	66.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,546	89.6%
Vacant	877	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,678	35.5%
Renter-occupied	4,868	64.5%

1-unit, detached40.2%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units17.6%

5 to 19 units24.1%

20 or more units12.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,390	40.2%
1-unit, attached	417	5.0%
2 to 4 units	1,480	17.6%
5 to 19 units	2,030	24.1%
20 or more units	1,077	12.8%
Mobile home & other	29	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4514950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.46 sq mi
Center point: 34.6836, -82.8106