Saluda County, South Carolina Demographics

Saluda County is 21st out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Saluda County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Saluda County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Saluda County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Foreign born residents

Saluda County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Saluda County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Saluda County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Saluda County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Saluda County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Saluda County is 16th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Size Demographics
	Saluda County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	19,893	41st	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	452.8	39th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	43.9	36th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Saluda County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	8th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.7%	24th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.4%	10th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Saluda County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.2%	31st	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	13.5%	32nd	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Saluda County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	69.9%	16th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	26.3%	30th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.4%	3rd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	46th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1.0%	1st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	34th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	1st	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	58.1%	25th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Saluda County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	49.6%	39th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.3%	3rd	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Saluda County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	9,352	40th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	2.2%	46th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	6,821	41st	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.0%	12th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$101,700	25th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.9	3rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	31	33rd	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Saluda County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$18,563	29th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$39,095	23rd	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.7%	33rd	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Saluda County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	254	42nd	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,732	40th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,186	39th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$73,369	42nd	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,870	43rd	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$4,310	43rd	$8,383,463	$613,795,732