Saluda

Population: 3,095
Median household income: $40,567
Median home value: $81,500

Saluda, a community in Saluda County, South Carolina, has 3,095 residents. The median household income of $40,567 is below the Saluda County median ($52,957).

From 2019 to 2023, Saluda's population declined 14.2% from 3,608 to 3,095, while its median home value fell 10.3% from $90,900 to $81,500.

The typical home was built around 1988. 41.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,095
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $40,567
Median home value: $81,500
Median gross rent: $772
Housing units: 1,302
Homeownership rate: 48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6083,095

Median household income

$27,436$40,567

Median home value

$90,900$81,500

Median gross rent

$588$772

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,608	$27,436	$90,900	$588
2020	3,603	$34,625	$68,500	$592
2021	3,179	$27,525	$68,200	$627
2022	3,124	$32,986	$76,300	$685
2023	3,095	$40,567	$81,500	$772

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

Age distribution

Under 512.1%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 646.7%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	374	12.1%
5 to 17	615	19.9%
18 to 24	277	8.9%
25 to 34	372	12.0%
35 to 44	565	18.3%
45 to 54	321	10.4%
55 to 64	208	6.7%
65 to 74	222	7.2%
75 and over	141	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	483	15.6%
Black or African American	747	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	81	2.6%
Two or more races	28	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,756	56.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.9%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	438	23.9%
High school graduate	441	24.1%
Some college or associate's	669	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	227	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	54	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone53.1%

Carpooled17.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked7.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means19.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	610	53.1%
Carpooled	204	17.8%
Public transit	2	0.2%
Walked	87	7.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	1.7%
Other means	227	19.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	436	38.6%
15 to 29 min	357	31.6%
30 to 44 min	175	15.5%
45 to 59 min	91	8.1%
60+ min	71	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 41.4% (1,281 of 3,095)

	Count	Share
Family households	869	72.7%
Nonfamily households	327	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,196	91.9%
Vacant	106	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	574	48.0%
Renter-occupied	622	52.0%

1-unit, detached50.7%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other32.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	660	50.7%
1-unit, attached	23	1.8%
2 to 4 units	97	7.5%
5 to 19 units	103	7.9%
20 or more units	3	0.2%
Mobile home & other	416	32.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4563250
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.0012, -81.7716