Aiken County, South Carolina Demographics

Aiken County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Size in square miles

Aiken County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Two or More

Aiken County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

Aiken County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Aiken County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Aiken County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Households

Aiken County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per household

Aiken County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Aiken County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Current population (2012)

Aiken County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Housing units

Size Demographics
	Aiken County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	162,812	11th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,071.0	4th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	149.5	16th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Aiken County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.6%	33rd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.1%	31st	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.5%	15th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Aiken County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.4%	11th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.7%	8th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Aiken County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	71.8%	14th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	24.9%	35th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	17th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	15th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	12th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	6th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	13th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	67.5%	14th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Aiken County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.6%	16th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.2%	21st	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Aiken County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	72,976	11th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.8%	19th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	63,414	10th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.8%	22nd	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$122,300	14th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	38th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	578	10th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Aiken County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$24,648	8th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$43,999	10th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.5%	27th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Aiken County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,693	11th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	48,010	10th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	11,931	11th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,599,845	11th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,450	18th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$172,893	11th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732