Gadsden

Population: 1,131
Median household income: $54,464
Median home value: $98,300

Gadsden, a community in Richland County, South Carolina, has 1,131 residents. At $54,464, its median household income sits below Richland County's $61,699.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gadsden's population declined 32.2% from 1,668 to 1,131, while its median home value rose 99.4% from $49,300 to $98,300.

The typical home was built around 1991. 24.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,131
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,464
Median home value: $98,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 470
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6681,131

Median household income

$32,308$54,464

Median home value

$49,300$98,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,668	$32,308	$49,300	$764
2020	983	$31,066	$48,200	—
2021	919	$34,436	$76,100	—
2022	1,373	$36,966	$84,400	—
2023	1,131	$54,464	$98,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	244	21.6%
18 to 24	81	7.2%
25 to 34	126	11.1%
35 to 44	173	15.3%
45 to 54	130	11.5%
55 to 64	151	13.4%
65 to 74	107	9.5%
75 and over	119	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	84	7.4%
Black or African American	1,035	91.5%
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	12	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	13.2%
High school graduate	296	36.7%
Some college or associate's	208	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	106	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	90	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	298	81.2%
Carpooled	57	15.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	11.3%
15 to 29 min	119	33.5%
30 to 44 min	158	44.5%
45 to 59 min	38	10.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 24.0% (272 of 1,131)

	Count	Share
Family households	245	63.1%
Nonfamily households	143	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	388	82.6%
Vacant	82	17.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	331	85.3%
Renter-occupied	57	14.7%

1-unit, detached44.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other56.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	207	44.0%
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	263	56.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4527970
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8472, -80.7656