2024 population: 179,245 ( 10,440 from 2020)
Land area: 1070.7 square miles
Population density: 167.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	114,303	63.77%	4.3%
Black:	43,908	24.50%	5.5%
Indian:	739	0.41%	9.6%
Asian:	2,298	1.28%	12.8%
2+ races:	4,113	2.29%	18.6%
Hispanic:	13,884	7.75%	21.5%

Total non-White:	64,942	36.23%	9.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,884	13.2
Deaths:	9,281	13.7
Net Migration:	9,785	14.5
Net Immigration:	956	1.4

Change in White population:	4,743	2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,697	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
168,805
109,560	64.90%
41,636	24.67%
674	0.40%
2,038	1.21%
3,467	2.05%
11,430	6.77%
59,245	35.10%

2010
160,099
108,566	67.81%
39,043	24.39%
589	0.37%
1,370	0.86%
2,508	1.57%
7,824	4.89%
51,533	32.19%

2000
142,552
100,329	70.38%
36,254	25.43%
525	0.37%
924	0.65%
1,400	0.98%
3,025	2.12%
42,223	29.62%

1990
120,940
90,369	74.72%
29,028	24.00%
238	0.20%
511	0.42%
n/a
794	0.66%
30,571	25.28%

1980
105,625
78,603	74.42%
26,012	24.63%
139	0.13%
200	0.19%
n/a
632	0.60%
27,022	25.58%

1970
91,023
68,867	75.66%
21,727	23.87%
62	0.07%
48	0.05%
n/a
282	0.31%
22,156	24.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
17,525	10.9
15,728	9.8
7,803	4.9
1,217	0.8

994	0.6
7,712	4.8

Number	Rate
2000's
17,630	12.4
13,217	9.3
8,073	5.7
1,761	1.2

8,237	5.8
9,310	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
19,216	15.9
11,973	9.9
6,779	5.6
547	0.5

9,960	8.2
11,652	9.6

Number	Rate
1980's
18,118	17.2
9,772	9.3
8,055	7.6
n/a

11,766	11.1
3,549	3.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,856	5.3
n/a

9,736	10.7
4,866	5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Aiken 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
41.8
36,242	20.2%
143,003	79.8%
34,200	19.1%

67,904
2.46

45,283	66.7%
33,560	74.1%
4,142	9.1%
22,621	33.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.0
36,828	23.0%
123,271	77.0%
24,619	15.4%

64,253
2.45

43,931	68.4%
31,671	72.1%
5,075	11.6%
20,322	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
37,250	26.1%
105,302	73.9%
18,336	12.9%

55,590
2.53

39,544	71.1%
29,725	75.2%
4,721	11.9%
16,046	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
33,188	27.4%
87,752	72.6%
13,767	11.4%

44,897
2.66

33,643	74.9%
27,187	80.8%
2,982	8.9%
11,254	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
32,250	30.5%
73,375	69.5%
10,049	9.5%

36,587
2.87

29,120	79.6%
24,221	83.2%
2,282	7.8%
7,467	20.4%

2022 Housing Data for Aiken County, SC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,940	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,376	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,708	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,535	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,290	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,078	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,624	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,883	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,733	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,701	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,014	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,187	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,370	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,045	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,708	6.9%
$200,000 or more	4,712	6.9%

Median Household Income	63,212
Per Capita Income	34,786

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,679	5.4%
Public Assistance	805	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,397	12.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	65,121	67.4%
Unemployed	4,373	4.5%
In Armed Forces	625	0.6%

Total Labor Force	70,119	72.6%
Not in Labor Force	26,440	27.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,677	22,420	55.2%
Non-Profit	1,323	2,584	33.9%
Self-Employed	3,211	3,158	50.4%

Local Government	1,956	2,878	40.5%
State Government	1,190	2,868	29.3%
Federal Government	2,836	1,772	61.5%

Total Private + Self	30,888	25,578	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,305	10,102	42.0%
Total	38,193	35,680	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,194	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,349	19.4%
Professional, Technical	18,120	24.4%
Service Occupations	12,537	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	280	0.4%
All others	18,924	25.5%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	11,383	15.4%
Health care and social assistance	9,448	12.7%
Retail trade	8,292	11.2%
Educational services	6,007	8.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,215	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	5,195	7.0%
Construction	4,738	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,336	5.8%
Public administration	4,160	5.6%
Other services	3,953	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	2,815	3.8%
Finance and insurance	1,868	2.5%
Utilities	1,751	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,103	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	970	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	925	1.2%
Information	919	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	687	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	268	0.4%
Management	91	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,403	2.59%
Puerto Rican	1,802	1.06%
Cuban	714	0.42%
Dominican	150	0.09%

Total Central American	1,733	1.02%
Costa Rican	302	0.18%
Guatemalan	737	0.43%
Honduran	267	0.16%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	18	0.01%
Salvadoran	409	0.24%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	423	0.25%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	43	0.03%
Colombian	337	0.20%
Ecuadorian	16	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	16	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	11	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,241	0.73%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	392	0.23%
Filipino	383	0.23%
Vietnamese	375	0.22%
Japanese	297	0.17%
Chinese	147	0.09%
Taiwanese	28	0.02%
Korean	25	0.01%
Malaysian	19	0.01%
Hmong	4	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	151,270	94.3%
Spanish	6,667	4.2%
Other Indo-European	636	0.4%
Tagalog	314	0.2%
German, other Germanic	287	0.2%
Vietnamese	287	0.2%
Other Asian	228	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	204	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	196	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	32,346	19.0%
German	17,036	10.0%
English	16,861	9.9%
Irish	14,877	8.8%
Italian	5,397	3.2%
Scottish	3,858	2.3%
European	3,563	2.1%
French	3,055	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	2,940	1.7%
African	2,233	1.3%
Polish	2,085	1.2%
Dutch	1,629	1.0%
Norwegian	1,085	0.6%
Welsh	967	0.6%
Swedish	835	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	167,050	98.3%
Not a citizen	2,815	1.7%

Native	163,854	96.5%
Foreign-born	6,011	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,403	3.7%	8,131	6.8%	36,634	30.5%	35,421	29.5%	22,589	18.8%	12,979	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,403	3.7%
9-12 Years	8,131	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,634	30.5%
Some College	35,421	29.5%
Bach. Degree	22,589	18.8%
Grad Degree	12,979	10.8%
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	61,012	58,142	2,870	4.7%	4.9%
1991	62,325	58,812	3,513	5.6%	6.1%
1992	62,720	58,583	4,137	6.6%	6.7%
1993	64,592	59,583	5,009	7.8%	7.3%
1994	63,776	59,758	4,018	6.3%	6.2%
1995	64,663	59,983	4,680	7.2%	5.1%
1996	63,377	59,151	4,226	6.7%	5.7%
1997	63,514	59,771	3,743	5.9%	4.5%
1998	62,967	60,218	2,749	4.4%	3.6%
1999	63,597	60,713	2,884	4.5%	4.1%

2000	68,980	66,313	2,667	3.9%	3.7%
2001	68,145	64,698	3,447	5.1%	5.3%
2002	69,295	65,511	3,784	5.5%	6.4%
2003	71,277	67,304	3,973	5.6%	7.2%
2004	73,852	69,286	4,566	6.2%	7.4%
2005	74,295	69,559	4,736	6.4%	7.3%
2006	76,562	71,344	5,218	6.8%	6.9%
2007	75,585	71,235	4,350	5.8%	6.1%
2008	75,469	70,744	4,725	6.3%	7.3%
2009	77,105	69,895	7,210	9.4%	11.4%

2010	72,970	66,098	6,872	9.4%	11.3%
2011	73,635	66,901	6,734	9.1%	10.4%
2012	73,077	66,929	6,148	8.4%	9.0%
2013	72,889	67,531	5,358	7.4%	7.4%
2014	72,954	68,338	4,616	6.3%	6.3%
2015	73,880	69,572	4,308	5.8%	5.9%
2016	73,907	70,293	3,614	4.9%	4.9%
2017	73,618	70,651	2,967	4.0%	4.2%
2018	73,715	71,286	2,429	3.3%	3.4%
2019	74,901	72,812	2,089	2.8%	2.8%

2020	75,531	71,743	3,788	5.0%	6.2%
2021	73,577	71,099	2,478	3.4%	3.9%
2022	73,032	70,726	2,306	3.2%	3.2%
2023	74,151	71,936	2,215	3.0%	3.0%
2024	76,384	73,206	3,178	4.2%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	77,577
Median Value	$181,800

Occupied	67,904	87.5%
Vacant	9,673	12.5%

Owned	51,134	75.3%
Rented	16,770	24.7%
Median Rent	$973

Single-Family Units	56,266	72.5%
Detached	53,580	69.1%
Attached	2,686	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,963	5.1%
Mobile Homes	13,953	18.0%

Aiken County, SC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Aiken County, SC

2022 Housing Data for Aiken County, SC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Aiken County, SC

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Aiken County, SC

Historical Labor Force Data for Aiken County, SC