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29472

Ridgeville, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
12,722
Median household income
$75,325
People below poverty
8.1%
Median home value
$263,100

Income

The median income of households in 29472 was $75,325. An estimated 2.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.9
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 8.2
$25,000 to $34,999 6.9
$35,000 to $49,999 10.9
$50,000 to $74,999 19.2
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2
$100,000 to $149,999 23.4
$150,000 to $199,999 8.6
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63542
Female 48410

An estimated 79.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,247. 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 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.4
Social Security 37.3
Retirement income 26.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.6

In 2020-2024, 10 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 52.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 14% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29472 in 2020-2024, 90.5% had health insurance coverage and 9.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.1% and public coverage was 33.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5%.


In 2020-2024, 29472 had a total population of 12,722 - 5,289 (41.6%) females and 7,433 (58.4%) males. The median age was 39.7 years. An estimated 20.3% of the population was under 18 years, 37.9% was 19 to 44 years, 25.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29472 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 126 250
5 to 9 336 304
10 to 14 603 518
15 to 19 498 328
20 to 24 466 287
25 to 29 383 115
30 to 34 734 216
35 to 39 630 630
40 to 44 924 440
45 to 49 456 229
50 to 54 513 451
55 to 59 486 334
60 to 64 503 299
65 to 69 171 255
70 to 74 174 239
75 to 79 148 169
80 to 84 147 154
85 and over 135 71

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 59.7% were White; 28.2% were Black or African American; 10.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 5.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.6% of the people in 29472 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 59.3% of the people in 29472 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,917 households in 29472. The average household size was 2.78 people.

Married-couple households made up 52% of the households in 29472 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.6% of all households, while 21.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 10% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.9% of all households.

In 29472, 34.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52
Cohabiting Couples 4.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.6% of males and 52.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.6 24.9
Now married, except separated 39.6 52.1
Separated 3.2 2.1
Widowed 3.9 9.5
Divorced 8.7 11.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29472, 253 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 51.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.4% of the people living in 29472 were U.S. natives. 58.7% of the 29472 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.6% of 29472 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 30.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 96.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29472 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 29472.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 79.5
Asia 1.4
Europe 16
Africa 0.3
Northern America 2.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29472 in 2020-2024, 5.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.4% of people at least five years old; 3.3% 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 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 29472 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.1
Different house, same county 2.6
Different county, same state 7.7
Different state 2.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29472 was 2,747 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 91 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,259. College or graduate school enrollment was 397.

Educational Attainment of People in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.8
High school diploma or equivalency 37.3
Some college, no degree 20.2
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 11
Graduate or professional degree 4.5

Disability

In 29472, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 15.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29472, 49 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,448 86.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 573 11.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 128 2.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29472 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.7
Construction 15.1
Manufacturing 20
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 6.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.7
Information 2.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29472 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,579 30.7
Service occupations 707 13.7
Sales and office occupations 893 17.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 979 19
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 993 19.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.4% of 29472 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 40.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.1
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 9.4

In 2020-2024, 29472 had a total of 4,331 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.8% 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"). 2.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 32.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.6
Mobile homes 32.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

31% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29472 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 76.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29472 had 3,917 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 414 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84% while renters occupied 16%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.85 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.4.

5.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.3% and another 32.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29472:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29472 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16.9
Electricity 79.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 2.2
No fuel used 1.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29472 was $263,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.8 % had a mortgage. 48.2% 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 $1,888 and for owners without a mortgage it was $469.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29472 was $996. 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.