Edgefield County, South Carolina Demographics

Edgefield County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Edgefield County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per household

Edgefield County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Edgefield County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Foreign born residents

Edgefield County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Edgefield County is 15th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Edgefield County is 18th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Edgefield County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	26,347	35th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	500.4	33rd	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	53.9	33rd	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Edgefield County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	4.1%	45th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.0%	43rd	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.5%	32nd	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Edgefield County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.8%	18th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.9%	22nd	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Edgefield County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	60.8%	25th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	37.2%	22nd	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	27th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	37th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	13th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	27th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	11th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	56.1%	27th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Edgefield County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	46.1%	45th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.4%	12th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Edgefield County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	10,642	37th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	7.8%	27th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	9,151	37th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	77.0%	5th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$104,400	22nd	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	15th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	59	27th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Edgefield County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$20,549	22nd	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$44,090	9th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.4%	23rd	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Edgefield County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	328	39th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	4,293	38th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,797	31st	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$120,262	40th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$4,732	41st	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$7,863	42nd	$8,383,463	$613,795,732