2022 population: 18,938 ( 937 from 2010 , 79 from 2020)
Land area: 452.7 square miles
Population density: 41.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,201	59.15%	3.0%
Black:	4,178	22.06%	19.6%
Indian:	72	0.38%	67.4%
Asian:	87	0.46%	85.1%
2+ races:	252	1.33%	44.8%
Hispanic:	3,148	16.62%	10.2%

Total non-White:	7,737	40.85%	7.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	507	13.4
Deaths:	690	18.3
Net Migration:	171	4.5
Net Immigration:	76	2.0

Change in White population:	-347	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-590	-3.0

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
19,875
11,548	58.10%
5,196	26.14%
43	0.22%
47	0.24%
174	0.88%
2,857	14.37%
8,327	41.90%

2000
19,181
11,936	62.23%
5,707	29.75%
44	0.23%
7	0.04%
84	0.44%
1,401	7.30%
7,245	37.77%

1990
16,357
10,863	66.41%
5,421	33.14%
30	0.18%
0	0.00%
n/a
43	0.26%
5,494	33.59%

1980
16,150
10,432	64.59%
5,612	34.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
106	0.66%
5,718	35.41%

1970
14,528
9,628	66.27%
4,892	33.67%
2	0.01%
6	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
4,900	33.73%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,354	12.3
1,844	9.6
-1,785	-9.3
1,291	6.7

-388	-2.0
1,082	5.6

Number	Rate
1990's
2,477	15.1
1,948	11.9
135	0.8
37	0.2

1,073	6.6
1,751	10.7

Number	Rate
1980's
2,399	14.9
1,694	10.5
-385	-2.4
n/a

431	2.7
-224	-1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
413	2.8
n/a

804	5.5
818	5.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Saluda 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
43.3
4,110	21.7%
14,828	78.3%
3,799	20.1%

7,365
2.52

5,463	74.2%
4,050	74.1%
372	6.8%
1,902	25.8%

2010
Number	Percent
39.6
4,581	23.0%
15,294	77.0%
3,195	16.1%

7,527
2.61

5,393	71.6%
3,812	70.7%
556	10.3%
2,134	28.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
4,782	24.9%
14,399	75.1%
2,809	14.6%

7,141
2.65

5,329	74.6%
3,955	74.2%
560	10.5%
1,812	25.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
4,311	26.4%
12,046	73.6%
2,345	14.3%

5,834
2.75

4,553	78.0%
3,719	81.7%
312	6.9%
1,281	22.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
5,004	31.0%
11,146	69.0%
2,022	12.5%

5,340
2.99

4,285	80.2%
3,533	82.5%
286	6.7%
1,055	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Saluda County, SC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	385	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	432	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	453	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	471	6.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	320	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	381	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	605	8.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	295	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	261	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	481	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	854	11.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	876	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	574	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	298	4.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	475	6.4%
$200,000 or more	204	2.8%

Median Household Income	51,041
Per Capita Income	27,912

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	343	4.7%
Public Assistance	114	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,100	14.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,281	65.6%
Unemployed	214	2.2%
In Armed Forces	48	0.5%

Total Labor Force	6,543	68.3%
Not in Labor Force	3,036	31.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,135	2,302	57.7%
Non-Profit	144	149	49.1%
Self-Employed	747	330	69.4%

Local Government	347	300	53.6%
State Government	115	314	26.8%
Federal Government	46	77	37.4%

Total Private + Self	3,882	2,632	59.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	652	840	43.7%
Total	4,534	3,472	56.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,066	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,166	14.5%
Professional, Technical	1,203	15.0%
Service Occupations	1,639	20.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	212	2.6%
All others	2,969	36.9%

White Collar		42.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,519	18.9%
Retail trade	902	11.2%
Health care and social assistance	890	11.1%
Accommodation and food services	619	7.7%
Construction	541	6.7%
Public administration	482	6.0%
Educational services	457	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	455	5.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	447	5.6%
Wholesale trade	410	5.1%
Other services	373	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	276	3.4%
Finance and insurance	153	1.9%
Utilities	148	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	142	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	103	1.3%
Information	64	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	0.2%
Management	10	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,515	7.99%
Puerto Rican	90	0.47%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1,259	6.64%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,228	6.48%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	31	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	71	0.37%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	71	0.37%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	121	0.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	47	0.25%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,057	84.3%
Spanish	2,423	13.6%
Other Indo-European	224	1.3%
Tagalog	47	0.3%
German, other Germanic	41	0.2%
Other	35	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,465	13.0%
English	1,707	9.0%
German	1,155	6.1%
Irish	1,066	5.6%
Scottish	274	1.4%
European	209	1.1%
Italian	203	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	139	0.7%
Dutch	121	0.6%
African	121	0.6%
Swedish	107	0.6%
Polish	99	0.5%
French	69	0.4%
Norwegian	69	0.4%
Welsh	57	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	17,952	94.7%
Not a citizen	1,000	5.3%

Native	17,622	93.0%
Foreign-born	1,330	7.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
970	7.3%	1,270	9.5%	5,008	37.6%	3,517	26.4%	1,473	11.1%	1,083	8.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	970	7.3%
9-12 Years	1,270	9.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,008	37.6%
Some College	3,517	26.4%
Bach. Degree	1,473	11.1%
Grad Degree	1,083	8.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,103	7,608	495	6.1%	4.9%
1991	8,328	7,913	415	5.0%	6.1%
1992	8,535	8,016	519	6.1%	6.7%
1993	8,647	8,039	608	7.0%	7.3%
1994	8,436	7,984	452	5.4%	6.2%
1995	8,392	7,982	410	4.9%	5.1%
1996	8,548	8,025	523	6.1%	5.7%
1997	9,053	8,694	359	4.0%	4.5%
1998	8,940	8,574	366	4.1%	3.6%
1999	8,988	8,550	438	4.9%	4.1%

2000	9,354	9,008	346	3.7%	3.7%
2001	9,190	8,702	488	5.3%	5.3%
2002	9,152	8,576	576	6.3%	6.4%
2003	9,181	8,564	617	6.7%	7.2%
2004	9,296	8,545	751	8.1%	7.4%
2005	9,281	8,612	669	7.2%	7.3%
2006	9,537	8,901	636	6.7%	6.9%
2007	9,239	8,713	526	5.7%	6.1%
2008	8,998	8,422	576	6.4%	7.3%
2009	9,019	8,149	870	9.6%	11.4%

2010	8,759	7,868	891	10.2%	11.3%
2011	8,712	7,872	840	9.6%	10.4%
2012	8,609	7,895	714	8.3%	9.0%
2013	8,596	8,018	578	6.7%	7.4%
2014	8,656	8,177	479	5.5%	6.3%
2015	8,825	8,367	458	5.2%	5.9%
2016	8,870	8,476	394	4.4%	4.9%
2017	8,827	8,487	340	3.9%	4.2%
2018	8,723	8,455	268	3.1%	3.4%
2019	8,784	8,559	225	2.6%	2.8%

2020	8,698	8,328	370	4.3%	6.2%
2021	8,390	8,126	264	3.1%	3.9%
2022	8,383	8,143	240	2.9%	3.2%
2023	8,638	8,393	245	2.8%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,350
Median Value	$117,800

Occupied	7,365	78.8%
Vacant	1,985	21.2%

Owned	5,714	77.6%
Rented	1,651	22.4%
Median Rent	$709

Single-Family Units	6,101	65.3%
Detached	6,027	64.5%
Attached	74	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	137	1.5%
Mobile Homes	2,890	30.9%

Saluda County, SC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Saluda County, SC

2022 Housing Data for Saluda County, SC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Saluda County, SC

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Saluda County, SC

Historical Labor Force Data for Saluda County, SC