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Clarendon County, SC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Sumter, SC
Designated Market Area: Columbia, SC
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 30,913   ( 4,058 from 2010 , 235 from 2020)
Land area: 607.2 square miles
Population density: 50.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:15,381 49.76% 4.8%
Black:13,71944.38% 21.1%
Indian:1210.39% 70.4%
Asian:2370.77% 4.9%
2+ races:3841.24% 67.7%
Hispanic:1,0713.46% 19.1%
Total non-White:15,53250.24% 17.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:676 10.9
Deaths:1,33921.5
Net Migration: 4507.2
Net Immigration: 270.4
Change in White population:-779 -2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:-3,279 -9.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
34,971
16,16046.21%
17,37949.70%
710.20%
2260.65%
2290.65%
8992.57%
18,81153.79%

2000
32,502
14,44944.46%
17,19352.90%
610.19%
840.26%
1450.45%
5601.72%
18,05355.54%

1990
28,450
12,21642.94%
16,01056.27%
260.09%
160.06%
n/a
1820.64%
16,23457.06%

1980
27,464
11,53742.01%
15,37655.99%
50.02%
640.23%
n/a
4821.76%
15,92757.99%

1970
25,604
9,68737.83%
15,83161.83%
190.07%
30.01%
n/a
640.25%
15,917 62.17%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,852 11.9
3,1739.8
-250-0.8
2610.8
1,711 5.3
758 2.3
1990's
NumberRate
4,095 14.4
3,30311.6
1,7956.3
860.3
2,233 7.8
1,819 6.4
1980's
NumberRate
4,696 17.1
2,589 9.4
-797 -2.9
n/a
679 2.5
307 1.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-780 -3.0
n/a
1,850 7.2
10 0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Clarendon County, SC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
45.5
5,883 19.0%
25,030 81.0%
7,507 24.3%
11,684
2.55
7,503 64.2%
5,125 68.3%
602 8.0%
4,181 35.8%

2010
NumberPercent
41.4
7,809 22.3%
27,162 77.7%
5,867 16.8%
13,132
2.54
9,238 70.3%
5,916 64.0%
1,289 14.0%
3,894 29.7%

2000
NumberPercent
36.8
8,405 25.9%
24,097 74.1%
4,613 14.2%
11,800
2.62
8,580 72.7%
5,801 67.6%
1,303 15.2%
3,220 27.3%

1990
NumberPercent
32.7
8,360 29.4%
20,090 70.6%
3,787 13.3%
9,567
2.95
7,520 78.6%
5,269 70.1%
867 11.5%
2,047 21.4%

1980
NumberPercent
27.6
9,176 33.4%
18,288 66.6%
2,983 10.9%
8,388
3.25
6,820 81.3%
5,097 74.7%
724 10.6%
1,568 18.7%

2022 Housing Data for Clarendon County, SC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units15,983 
Median Value$134,000 
Occupied11,68473.1%
Vacant4,29926.9%
Owned8,68774.3%
Rented2,99725.7%
Median Rent$670 
Single-Family Units9,11757.0%
    Detached9,03256.5%
    Attached850.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units6854.3%
Mobile Homes5,76636.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clarendon County, SC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009798.4%
$10,000 to $14,9991,0639.1%
$15,000 to $19,9998187.0%
$20,000 to $24,9995995.1%
$25,000 to $29,9996655.7%
$30,000 to $34,9994103.5%
$35,000 to $39,9995004.3%
$40,000 to $44,9994533.9%
$45,000 to $49,9995184.4%
$50,000 to $59,9998567.3%
$60,000 to $74,9991,17810.1%
$75,000 to $99,9991,45212.4%
$100,000 to $124,9997396.3%
$125,000 to $149,9996775.8%
$150,000 to $199,9994023.4%
$200,000 or more3753.2%
Median Household Income48,677 
Per Capita Income26,290 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state84 
Compared to U.S.72 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,44612.4%
Public Assistance590.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,26419.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed9,78154.6%
Unemployed1,1916.6%
In Armed Forces410.2%
Total Labor Force11,01361.4%
Not in Labor Force6,91238.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 45.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,7813,71350.5%
Non-Profit14358519.6%
Self-Employed66542261.2%
Local Government30448638.5%
State Government33148240.7%
Federal Government1008753.5%
Total Private + Self4,4464,13551.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.8781,64034.9%
Total5,3245,77548.0%
Pct. Govt.16.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,36012.2%
Sales and Office Occupations2,62623.6%
Professional, Technical1,63614.7%
Service Occupations2,13419.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2442.2%
All others3,34830.2%
White Collar 50.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,62614.6%
Manufacturing1,46013.1%
Retail trade1,17510.6%
Construction1,0979.9%
Accommodation and food services9108.2%
Educational services7576.8%
Public administration7316.6%
Transportation and warehousing5344.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4964.5%
Other services4464.0%
Finance and insurance3743.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3242.9%
Wholesale trade2862.6%
Professional, scientific, technical2602.3%
Information1911.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1511.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing1451.3%
Utilities1401.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction10.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clarendon County, SC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican8562.75%
Puerto Rican1480.47%
Cuban140.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American50.02%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan50.02%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American70.02%
Argentinean40.01%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian30.01%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic190.06%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese1190.38%
Chinese500.16%
Korean360.12%
Indian330.11%
Japanese40.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English28,82796.8%
Spanish6222.1%
Vietnamese1190.4%
Chinese500.2%
Other Indo-European430.1%
German, other Germanic420.1%
Korean360.1%
Other160.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun90.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American2,4457.8%
English2,0316.5%
Irish1,7285.5%
German1,6905.4%
Scotch-Irish9192.9%
Scottish5421.7%
French3201.0%
Italian3051.0%
Dutch2120.7%
European2040.7%
Polish1360.4%
British1120.4%
African960.3%
Hungarian790.3%
Czech690.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen30,76598.7%
Not a citizen3981.3%
Native30,58898.2%
Foreign-born5751.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clarendon County, SC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,002 4.4%3,315 14.7%8,274 36.7%6,217 27.6%2,423 10.7%1,319 5.8%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,002 4.4%
9-12 Years 3,315 14.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 8,274 36.7%
Some College 6,217 27.6%
Bach. Degree 2,423 10.7%
Grad Degree 1,319 5.8%
Average years of education: 12.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Clarendon County, SC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 11,914 11,025 889 7.5% 4.9%
1991 11,773 10,480 1,293 11.0% 6.1%
1992 11,925 10,482 1,443 12.1% 6.7%
1993 12,436 10,697 1,739 14.0% 7.3%
1994 11,530 10,119 1,411 12.2% 6.2%
1995 11,736 10,721 1,015 8.6% 5.1%
1996 11,960 10,909 1,051 8.8% 5.7%
1997 12,451 11,413 1,038 8.3% 4.5%
1998 12,413 11,638 775 6.2% 3.6%
1999 12,972 12,054 918 7.1% 4.1%
2000 13,000 12,288 712 5.5% 3.7%
2001 12,632 11,663 969 7.7% 5.3%
2002 12,659 11,602 1,057 8.3% 6.4%
2003 12,842 11,657 1,185 9.2% 7.2%
2004 12,730 11,495 1,235 9.7% 7.4%
2005 12,791 11,450 1,341 10.5% 7.3%
2006 13,197 11,904 1,293 9.8% 6.9%
2007 12,843 11,690 1,153 9.0% 6.1%
2008 12,643 11,326 1,317 10.4% 7.3%
2009 12,847 10,890 1,957 15.2% 11.4%
2010 14,010 12,020 1,990 14.2% 11.3%
2011 13,693 11,731 1,962 14.3% 10.4%
2012 13,292 11,621 1,671 12.6% 9.0%
2013 13,014 11,705 1,309 10.1% 7.4%
2014 12,978 11,920 1,058 8.2% 6.3%
2015 13,056 12,061 995 7.6% 5.9%
2016 12,677 11,849 828 6.5% 4.9%
2017 12,309 11,587 722 5.9% 4.2%
2018 12,504 11,927 577 4.6% 3.4%
2019 12,633 12,162 471 3.7% 2.8%
2020 12,737 11,874 863 6.8% 6.2%
2021 12,392 11,797 595 4.8% 3.9%
2022 11,942 11,454 488 4.1% 3.2%
2023 12,128 11,646 482 4.0% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com