2022 population: 133,462 ( 14,238 from 2010 , 2,061 from 2020)
Land area: 496.9 square miles
Population density: 268.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	112,874	84.57%	8.6%
Black:	9,282	6.95%	19.1%
Indian:	271	0.20%	29.0%
Asian:	2,598	1.95%	35.7%
2+ races:	2,364	1.77%	58.8%
Hispanic:	6,073	4.55%	62.2%

Total non-White:	20,588	15.43%	34.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,620	10.0
Deaths:	3,801	14.5
Net Migration:	2,818	10.7
Net Immigration:	330	1.3

Change in White population:	8,916	7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,322	4.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
119,224
103,958	87.20%
7,792	6.54%
210	0.18%
1,914	1.61%
1,489	1.25%
3,743	3.14%
15,266	12.80%

2000
110,757
98,961	89.35%
7,517	6.79%
168	0.15%
1,311	1.18%
832	0.75%
1,879	1.70%
11,796	10.65%

1990
93,894
85,558	91.12%
6,912	7.36%
186	0.20%
733	0.78%
n/a
505	0.54%
8,336	8.88%

1980
79,292
72,735	91.73%
5,628	7.10%
109	0.14%
233	0.29%
n/a
538	0.68%
6,557	8.27%

1970
58,956
53,249	90.32%
5,531	9.38%
16	0.03%
69	0.12%
n/a
66	0.11%
5,707	9.68%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
12,129	11.0
8,606	7.8
2,309	2.1
2,243	2.0

4,997	4.5
3,470	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
12,904	13.7
8,039	8.6
9,649	10.3
488	0.5

13,403	14.3
3,460	3.7

Number	Rate
1980's
10,545	13.3
5,957	7.5
9,929	12.5
n/a

12,823	16.2
1,779	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
14,379	24.4
n/a

19,486	33.1
850	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Pickens 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
Number	Percent
36.1
24,314	18.2%
109,148	81.8%
22,247	16.7%

50,341
2.45

31,486	62.5%
24,792	78.7%
2,017	6.4%
18,855	37.5%

2010
Number	Percent
34.9
24,287	20.4%
94,937	79.6%
15,993	13.4%

45,228
2.48

29,540	65.3%
22,597	76.5%
2,488	8.4%
15,688	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
32.8
24,667	22.3%
86,090	77.7%
12,534	11.3%

41,360
2.50

28,604	69.2%
23,167	81.0%
2,148	7.5%
12,756	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
20,565	21.9%
73,329	78.1%
10,470	11.2%

33,424
2.58

24,277	72.6%
20,698	85.3%
1,325	5.5%
9,147	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
20,765	26.2%
58,527	73.8%
7,038	8.9%

25,955
2.81

20,562	79.2%
17,991	87.5%
1,003	4.9%
5,393	20.8%

2022 Housing Data for Pickens County, SC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,330	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,650	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,557	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,638	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,603	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,911	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,430	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,583	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,890	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,698	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,741	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,565	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,894	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,836	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,376	4.7%
$200,000 or more	2,639	5.2%

Median Household Income	57,628
Per Capita Income	32,059

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,285	4.5%
Public Assistance	590	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,568	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,360	64.8%
Unemployed	2,472	2.9%
In Armed Forces	62	0.1%

Total Labor Force	56,894	67.8%
Not in Labor Force	27,048	32.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,938	17,780	56.3%
Non-Profit	1,710	2,906	37.0%
Self-Employed	3,634	1,670	68.5%

Local Government	1,172	2,379	33.0%
State Government	2,628	2,758	48.8%
Federal Government	190	247	43.5%

Total Private + Self	26,572	19,450	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,700	8,290	40.7%
Total	32,272	27,740	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	15.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,302	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,949	18.2%
Professional, Technical	14,696	24.5%
Service Occupations	11,103	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	117	0.2%
All others	15,047	25.0%

White Collar		56.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	8,599	14.3%
Manufacturing	8,566	14.3%
Health care and social assistance	7,547	12.6%
Retail trade	6,728	11.2%
Construction	4,841	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,690	7.8%
Other services	3,141	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,480	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,457	4.1%
Public administration	1,921	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,728	2.9%
Finance and insurance	1,644	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,633	2.7%
Wholesale trade	1,365	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,015	1.7%
Utilities	1,006	1.7%
Information	543	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	193	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,266	1.73%
Puerto Rican	1,017	0.78%
Cuban	502	0.38%
Dominican	29	0.02%

Total Central American	787	0.60%
Costa Rican	18	0.01%
Guatemalan	254	0.19%
Honduran	148	0.11%
Nicaraguan	11	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	356	0.27%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	549	0.42%
Argentinean	106	0.08%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	40	0.03%
Colombian	241	0.18%
Ecuadorian	84	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	44	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	34	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	301	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	812	0.62%
Indian	773	0.59%
Filipino	238	0.18%
Korean	152	0.12%
Vietnamese	90	0.07%
Burmese	56	0.04%
Taiwanese	53	0.04%
Japanese	41	0.03%
Indonesian	8	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	118,801	95.1%
Spanish	2,939	2.4%
Other Indo-European	1,204	1.0%
Chinese	767	0.6%
German, other Germanic	224	0.2%
Other Asian	205	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	204	0.2%
Arabic	187	0.1%
Korean	118	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	19,275	14.7%
Irish	14,910	11.4%
German	13,250	10.1%
American	13,214	10.1%
Italian	3,662	2.8%
Scottish	3,505	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	2,911	2.2%
Polish	2,326	1.8%
French	1,954	1.5%
European	1,914	1.5%
Dutch	1,072	0.8%
Welsh	877	0.7%
British	752	0.6%
Norwegian	697	0.5%
Swedish	648	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	128,119	97.7%
Not a citizen	2,987	2.3%

Native	126,526	96.5%
Foreign-born	4,580	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,903	3.5%	7,814	9.4%	25,024	30.2%	24,291	29.3%	12,364	14.9%	10,378	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,903	3.5%
9-12 Years	7,814	9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	25,024	30.2%
Some College	24,291	29.3%
Bach. Degree	12,364	14.9%
Grad Degree	10,378	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	49,154	46,826	2,328	4.7%	4.9%
1991	50,359	47,620	2,739	5.4%	6.1%
1992	51,251	48,537	2,714	5.3%	6.7%
1993	52,261	49,438	2,823	5.4%	7.3%
1994	53,201	50,756	2,445	4.6%	6.2%
1995	54,237	52,097	2,140	3.9%	5.1%
1996	54,754	52,037	2,717	5.0%	5.7%
1997	55,214	53,503	1,711	3.1%	4.5%
1998	56,488	55,007	1,481	2.6%	3.6%
1999	56,388	54,616	1,772	3.1%	4.1%

2000	57,389	55,617	1,772	3.1%	3.7%
2001	56,990	54,089	2,901	5.1%	5.3%
2002	55,684	52,094	3,590	6.4%	6.4%
2003	55,993	51,938	4,055	7.2%	7.2%
2004	57,026	52,827	4,199	7.4%	7.4%
2005	57,299	53,243	4,056	7.1%	7.3%
2006	58,867	54,963	3,904	6.6%	6.9%
2007	58,904	55,703	3,201	5.4%	6.1%
2008	58,607	54,815	3,792	6.5%	7.3%
2009	57,350	51,237	6,113	10.7%	11.4%

2010	54,910	48,849	6,061	11.0%	11.3%
2011	54,987	49,620	5,367	9.8%	10.4%
2012	54,840	50,028	4,812	8.8%	9.0%
2013	54,825	50,883	3,942	7.2%	7.4%
2014	54,850	51,482	3,368	6.1%	6.3%
2015	56,030	52,833	3,197	5.7%	5.9%
2016	56,189	53,455	2,734	4.9%	4.9%
2017	55,926	53,657	2,269	4.1%	4.2%
2018	56,507	54,645	1,862	3.3%	3.4%
2019	57,436	55,873	1,563	2.7%	2.8%

2020	57,109	54,072	3,037	5.3%	6.2%
2021	56,738	54,779	1,959	3.5%	3.9%
2022	57,944	56,147	1,797	3.1%	3.2%
2023	59,768	58,027	1,741	2.9%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	56,713
Median Value	$196,600

Occupied	50,341	88.8%
Vacant	6,372	11.2%

Owned	35,004	69.5%
Rented	15,337	30.5%
Median Rent	$896

Single-Family Units	36,564	64.5%
Detached	35,553	62.7%
Attached	1,011	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,793	12.0%
Mobile Homes	10,244	18.1%

Pickens County, SC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pickens County, SC

2022 Housing Data for Pickens County, SC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pickens County, SC

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pickens County, SC

Historical Labor Force Data for Pickens County, SC