Aiken, South Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Aiken is 6th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Aiken is 10th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Aiken is 11th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Income per capita

Aiken is 12th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Households

Aiken is 12th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Aiken is 13th in South Carolina out of 61 other cities in Current population (2012)

Aiken is 14th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Housing units

Aiken is 15th in South Carolina out of 82 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Aiken is 15th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Size in square miles

Aiken is 16th in South Carolina out of 78 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Aiken	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	29,884	13th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	20.7	15th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,426.5	43rd	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Aiken	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	85th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.6%	77th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	21.9%	6th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Aiken	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.9%	22nd	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	44.5%	10th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Aiken	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	66.8%	48th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	28.5%	43rd	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	29th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.9%	22nd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	12th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	60th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	77th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	65.5%	39th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Aiken	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	54.0%	26th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.6%	37th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Aiken	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	14,162	14th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	22.2%	49th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	12,476	12th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.8%	33rd	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$173,300	21st	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.2	84th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Aiken	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$33,578	11th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$52,487	20th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.5%	50th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Aiken	Rank	South Carolina	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,045	15th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$529,467	17th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$18,216	40th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$80,375	16th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732