Pickens

Population: 3,386
Median household income: $58,534
Median home value: $196,400

Pickens, a community in Pickens County, South Carolina, has 3,386 residents. At $58,534, its median household income sits in line with Pickens County's $59,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Pickens's population grew 7.2% from 3,160 to 3,386, while its median home value rose 65.3% from $118,800 to $196,400.

68.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,386
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,534
Median home value: $196,400
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 1,452
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1603,386

Median household income

$39,103$58,534

Median home value

$118,800$196,400

Median gross rent

$734$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,160	$39,103	$118,800	$734
2020	3,169	$41,726	$118,500	$732
2021	3,326	$42,688	$145,200	$811
2022	3,374	$43,452	$191,100	$890
2023	3,386	$58,534	$196,400	$874

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	296	8.7%
5 to 17	564	16.7%
18 to 24	367	10.8%
25 to 34	308	9.1%
35 to 44	423	12.5%
45 to 54	546	16.1%
55 to 64	392	11.6%
65 to 74	307	9.1%
75 and over	183	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,463	72.7%
Black or African American	453	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.5%
Asian	82	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	214	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	156	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	320	14.8%
High school graduate	975	45.2%
Some college or associate's	562	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	197	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	105	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,165	88.6%
Carpooled	141	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	290	22.1%
15 to 29 min	410	31.2%
30 to 44 min	202	15.4%
45 to 59 min	239	18.2%
60+ min	174	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 16.7% (514 of 3,071)

	Count	Share
Family households	797	67.1%
Nonfamily households	391	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,188	81.8%
Vacant	264	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	803	67.6%
Renter-occupied	385	32.4%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other12.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	997	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	141	9.7%
5 to 19 units	105	7.2%
20 or more units	28	1.9%
Mobile home & other	181	12.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4556140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.8857, -82.7102