Pickens County, South Carolina Demographics

Pickens County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Pickens County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Pickens County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Asian

Pickens County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Pickens County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Pickens County is 9th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Pickens County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Pickens County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail sales

Pickens County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Pickens County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Current population (2012)

Size Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	119,670	14th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	496.4	34th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	240.2	9th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.1%	43rd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.9%	45th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.3%	34th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.9%	15th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.1%	9th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	89.8%	1st	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.9%	46th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	41st	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	6th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	25th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	17th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	25th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	86.8%	1st	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	50.2%	37th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.0%	16th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	51,323	14th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	16.2%	8th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	44,127	14th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.2%	33rd	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$126,400	13th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	35th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	272	14th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$21,036	20th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$42,241	18th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.2%	29th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Pickens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,034	14th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	25,403	15th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,715	14th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,153,530	13th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,935	20th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$142,900	14th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732