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Williamsburg County, SC


Designated Market Area: Charleston, SC
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 30,058   ( 4,365 from 2010 , 961 from 2020)
Land area: 934.2 square miles
Population density: 32.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:9,743 32.41% 9.2%
Black:18,72462.29% 16.9%
Indian:1010.34% 1.0%
Asian:2340.78% 67.1%
2+ races:3221.07% 51.9%
Hispanic:9343.11% 35.6%
Total non-White:20,31567.59% 14.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:581 9.4
Deaths:1,26220.3
Net Migration: -331-5.3
Net Immigration: 560.9
Change in White population:-982 -2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:-3,383 -9.8




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
34,423
10,72531.16%
22,52665.44%
1020.30%
1400.41%
2120.62%
6892.00%
23,69868.84%

2000
37,217
12,10132.51%
24,54665.95%
590.16%
730.20%
1530.41%
2730.73%
25,11667.49%

1990
36,815
13,10335.59%
23,57764.04%
220.06%
40.01%
n/a
1090.30%
23,71264.41%

1980
38,226
14,16537.06%
23,18560.65%
230.06%
150.04%
n/a
8152.13%
24,06162.94%

1970
34,243
13,35639.00%
20,86760.94%
60.02%
80.02%
n/a
00.00%
20,887 61.00%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
4,407 11.8
3,71110.0
-3,390-9.1
620.2
-1,376 -3.7
-1,418 -3.8
1990's
NumberRate
5,509 15.0
3,79410.3
-1,764-4.8
650.2
-1,002 -2.7
1,404 3.8
1980's
NumberRate
6,510 17.0
3,496 9.1
-4,105 -10.7
n/a
-1,062 -2.8
-349 -0.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-971 -2.8
n/a
809 2.4
3,174 9.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Williamsburg 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
43.2
6,035 20.1%
24,023 79.9%
6,608 22.0%
11,999
2.44
7,273 60.6%
4,532 62.3%
614 8.4%
4,726 39.4%

2010
NumberPercent
40.2
8,122 23.6%
26,301 76.4%
5,039 14.6%
13,007
2.53
8,854 68.1%
5,197 58.7%
1,336 15.1%
4,153 31.9%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
10,664 28.7%
26,553 71.3%
4,893 13.1%
13,736
2.69
10,074 73.3%
6,642 65.9%
1,639 16.3%
3,662 26.7%

1990
NumberPercent
30.4
11,916 32.4%
24,899 67.6%
4,438 12.1%
12,148
3.02
9,446 77.8%
6,615 70.0%
1,228 13.0%
2,702 22.2%

1980
NumberPercent
26.3
13,818 36.1%
24,408 63.9%
3,685 9.6%
11,271
3.38
9,255 82.1%
7,168 77.5%
882 9.5%
2,016 17.9%

2022 Housing Data for Williamsburg County, SC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units14,801 
Median Value$86,900 
Occupied11,99981.1%
Vacant2,80218.9%
Owned8,87474.0%
Rented3,12526.0%
Median Rent$786 
Single-Family Units7,53450.9%
    Detached7,48550.6%
    Attached490.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units3762.5%
Mobile Homes6,27342.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Williamsburg County, SC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,64213.7%
$10,000 to $14,9991,19910.0%
$15,000 to $19,9996705.6%
$20,000 to $24,9995644.7%
$25,000 to $29,9997286.1%
$30,000 to $34,9994774.0%
$35,000 to $39,9996155.1%
$40,000 to $44,9994573.8%
$45,000 to $49,9997356.1%
$50,000 to $59,9998467.1%
$60,000 to $74,9991,42611.9%
$75,000 to $99,9991,1599.7%
$100,000 to $124,9995754.8%
$125,000 to $149,9993462.9%
$150,000 to $199,9993793.2%
$200,000 or more1811.5%
Median Household Income40,848 
Per Capita Income22,946 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state83 
Compared to U.S.71 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,40511.7%
Public Assistance2301.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,63221.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed10,79959.6%
Unemployed5463.0%
In Armed Forces110.1%
Total Labor Force11,35662.7%
Not in Labor Force6,75237.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 40.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,3844,27350.6%
Non-Profit16124140.0%
Self-Employed61518976.5%
Local Government37166735.7%
State Government23968026.0%
Federal Government1166364.8%
Total Private + Self4,9994,46252.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.8871,65134.9%
Total5,8866,11349.1%
Pct. Govt.17.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,0799.0%
Sales and Office Occupations2,76022.9%
Professional, Technical2,08217.3%
Service Occupations2,12417.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing200.2%
All others3,98933.1%
White Collar 49.2%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,99716.6%
Health care and social assistance1,78014.8%
Construction1,1969.9%
Retail trade1,1429.5%
Educational services9748.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8316.9%
Public administration7336.1%
Other services6975.8%
Transportation and warehousing6675.5%
Accommodation and food services5234.3%
Professional, scientific, technical3402.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2241.9%
Wholesale trade1991.7%
Utilities1951.6%
Information1891.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing1571.3%
Finance and insurance1531.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation370.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6602.14%
Puerto Rican420.14%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American00.00%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American190.06%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian190.06%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1910.62%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1230.40%
Indian820.27%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English28,39096.4%
Spanish8152.8%
Other Indo-European760.3%
Tagalog630.2%
Other Asian410.1%
Vietnamese220.1%
Other200.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun100.0%
German, other Germanic30.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American2,3817.7%
English1,1543.7%
Irish8192.7%
Scotch-Irish5301.7%
German4591.5%
Italian2430.8%
African2380.8%
European1780.6%
Eastern European1510.5%
French1350.4%
Scottish1300.4%
British940.3%
French Canadian560.2%
Swedish510.2%
Norwegian370.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen30,01997.2%
Not a citizen8602.8%
Native29,87796.8%
Foreign-born1,0023.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Williamsburg County, SC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,044 4.6%2,793 12.4%9,494 42.3%5,704 25.4%1,977 8.8%1,446 6.4%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,044 4.6%
9-12 Years 2,793 12.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,494 42.3%
Some College 5,704 25.4%
Bach. Degree 1,977 8.8%
Grad Degree 1,446 6.4%
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 Williamsburg County, SC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 16,677 15,070 1,607 9.6% 4.9%
1991 15,907 14,327 1,580 9.9% 6.1%
1992 16,543 14,906 1,637 9.9% 6.7%
1993 17,408 14,826 2,582 14.8% 7.3%
1994 17,169 14,792 2,377 13.8% 6.2%
1995 16,464 14,076 2,388 14.5% 5.1%
1996 16,084 13,193 2,891 18.0% 5.7%
1997 15,005 12,652 2,353 15.7% 4.5%
1998 14,478 12,905 1,573 10.9% 3.6%
1999 14,773 13,003 1,770 12.0% 4.1%
2000 15,090 13,928 1,162 7.7% 3.7%
2001 14,946 13,395 1,551 10.4% 5.3%
2002 14,944 13,205 1,739 11.6% 6.4%
2003 15,674 13,544 2,130 13.6% 7.2%
2004 15,298 13,306 1,992 13.0% 7.4%
2005 15,663 13,774 1,889 12.1% 7.3%
2006 16,007 14,319 1,688 10.5% 6.9%
2007 15,510 14,016 1,494 9.6% 6.1%
2008 15,608 13,880 1,728 11.1% 7.3%
2009 15,968 13,613 2,355 14.7% 11.4%
2010 13,483 11,126 2,357 17.5% 11.3%
2011 13,473 11,251 2,222 16.5% 10.4%
2012 12,434 10,509 1,925 15.5% 9.0%
2013 12,699 11,149 1,550 12.2% 7.4%
2014 12,635 11,405 1,230 9.7% 6.3%
2015 12,805 11,637 1,168 9.1% 5.9%
2016 12,431 11,490 941 7.6% 4.9%
2017 12,077 11,322 755 6.3% 4.2%
2018 12,058 11,407 651 5.4% 3.4%
2019 11,995 11,469 526 4.4% 2.8%
2020 12,004 11,032 972 8.1% 6.2%
2021 11,081 10,420 661 6.0% 3.9%
2022 10,762 10,249 513 4.8% 3.2%
2023 10,405 9,909 496 4.8% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com