Hemingway

Population: 413
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $161,700

Hemingway, a community in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, has 413 residents. At $44,375, its median household income sits in line with Williamsburg County's $43,471.

From 2019 to 2023, Hemingway's population declined 21.9% from 529 to 413, while its median home value rose 33.3% from $121,300 to $161,700.

The typical home was built around 1965. 11.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 413
Median age: 50.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $161,700
Median gross rent: $665
Housing units: 249
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

529413

Median household income

$38,813$44,375

Median home value

$121,300$161,700

Median gross rent

$717$665

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	529	$38,813	$121,300	$717
2020	522	$39,766	$125,400	$711
2021	555	$34,100	$101,700	$663
2022	421	$36,042	$136,000	$759
2023	413	$44,375	$161,700	$665

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	3.9%
5 to 17	42	10.2%
18 to 24	35	8.5%
25 to 34	53	12.8%
35 to 44	34	8.2%
45 to 54	48	11.6%
55 to 64	49	11.9%
65 to 74	77	18.6%
75 and over	59	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	277	67.1%
Black or African American	116	28.1%
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	4	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	11.6%
High school graduate	105	32.8%
Some college or associate's	87	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	75	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	150	89.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28	17.9%
15 to 29 min	15	9.6%
30 to 44 min	42	26.9%
45 to 59 min	25	16.0%
60+ min	46	29.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 11.2% (46 of 409)

	Count	Share
Family households	110	60.8%
Nonfamily households	71	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	181	72.7%
Vacant	68	27.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	136	75.1%
Renter-occupied	45	24.9%

1-unit, detached88.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	220	88.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16	6.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4533145
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7533, -79.4463