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29009

Bethune, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,451
Median household income
$57,857
People below poverty
14.4%
Median home value
$97,800

Income

The median income of households in 29009 was $57,857. An estimated 7.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.3
$10,000 to $14,999 4.1
$15,000 to $24,999 4.8
$25,000 to $34,999 9.3
$35,000 to $49,999 13.2
$50,000 to $74,999 33.9
$75,000 to $99,999 8.8
$100,000 to $149,999 13.9
$150,000 to $199,999 2.9
$200,000 or more 1.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 37984
Female 37864

An estimated 69.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,955. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.2
Social Security 38.4
Retirement income 27.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 3.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.2

In 2020-2024, 11 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 29.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 64.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29009 in 2020-2024, 88% had health insurance coverage and 12% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61.7% and public coverage was 44.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 14.6%.


In 2020-2024, 29009 had a total population of 2,451 - 1,286 (52.5%) females and 1,165 (47.5%) males. The median age was 42.6 years. An estimated 21.6% of the population was under 18 years, 26.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29009 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 44 139
5 to 9 42 59
10 to 14 118 51
15 to 19 70 68
20 to 24 130 173
25 to 29 79 52
30 to 34 62 50
35 to 39 27 23
40 to 44 30 29
45 to 49 37 89
50 to 54 52 69
55 to 59 64 48
60 to 64 88 175
65 to 69 181 48
70 to 74 23 79
75 to 79 103 102
80 to 84 6 13
85 and over 9 19

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.1% were White; 28.4% were Black or African American; 9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 14.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.5% of the people in 29009 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 65% of the people in 29009 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,040 households in 29009. The average household size was 2.36 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.2% of the households in 29009 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.9% of all households, while 12.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.1% of all households.

In 29009, 24.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.2
Cohabiting Couples 11.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.3% of males and 45.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.1 35.1
Now married, except separated 52.3 45.1
Separated 0.7 0
Widowed 3.1 8.9
Divorced 9.7 10.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29009, 89 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 53.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.9% of the people living in 29009 were U.S. natives. 75.2% of the 29009 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.1% of 29009 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29009 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 29009.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 96.2
Asia 3.8
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29009 in 2020-2024, 3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 29009 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.2
Different house, same county 3.8
Different county, same state 0.1
Different state 1.4
Abroad 1.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29009 was 555 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 15 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 337. College or graduate school enrollment was 203.

Educational Attainment of People in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.2
High school diploma or equivalency 40.5
Some college, no degree 18.6
Associate's degree 6.4
Bachelor's degree 13
Graduate or professional degree 6.4

Disability

In 29009, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.5% of people under 18 years old, to 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29009, 57.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 906 79.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 184 16.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 49 4.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29009 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.7
Construction 6.7
Manufacturing 29.5
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.7
Information 3.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.7
Other Services, except public administration 7.8
Public administration 2.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29009 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 289 25.4
Service occupations 162 14.2
Sales and office occupations 189 16.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 102 9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 397 34.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.6% of 29009 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 11.3

In 2020-2024, 29009 had a total of 1,157 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 29.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.5
Mobile homes 29.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29009 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 56.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29009 had 1,040 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 117 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.8% while renters occupied 17.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.4 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.17.

0.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 30.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.2% and another 26.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29009:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29009 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 27.7
Electricity 69.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.7
All other fuels 2.1
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29009 was $97,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 33.1 % had a mortgage. 66.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,156 and for owners without a mortgage it was $293.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29009 was $1,064. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.