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29488

Walterboro, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
22,538
Median household income
$49,876
People below poverty
23.5%
Median home value
$167,300

Income

The median income of households in 29488 was $49,876. An estimated 6.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.6
$10,000 to $14,999 6.8
$15,000 to $24,999 12.7
$25,000 to $34,999 13
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5
$75,000 to $99,999 9.6
$100,000 to $149,999 15.1
$150,000 to $199,999 2.6
$200,000 or more 5.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48772
Female 46261

An estimated 73% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,880. 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 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73
Social Security 37.1
Retirement income 25.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 23.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 33.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 23.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 33.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.7

In 2020-2024, 25.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 53.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29488 in 2020-2024, 84.6% had health insurance coverage and 15.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50.8% and public coverage was 46.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.7%.


In 2020-2024, 29488 had a total population of 22,538 - 12,212 (54.2%) females and 10,326 (45.8%) males. The median age was 38.8 years. An estimated 24% of the population was under 18 years, 31.2% was 19 to 44 years, 25.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29488 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 588 768
5 to 9 652 1067
10 to 14 697 489
15 to 19 642 842
20 to 24 703 741
25 to 29 748 834
30 to 34 715 841
35 to 39 602 661
40 to 44 356 847
45 to 49 615 776
50 to 54 482 671
55 to 59 684 785
60 to 64 904 742
65 to 69 598 614
70 to 74 533 618
75 to 79 306 430
80 to 84 333 251
85 and over 168 235

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 53.9% were White; 39% were Black or African American; 9.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 9.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.3% of the people in 29488 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.6% of the people in 29488 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,136 households in 29488. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 34.8% of the households in 29488 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37% of all households, while 20.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 14% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.3% of all households.

In 29488, 34.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 34.8
Cohabiting Couples 8.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.2% of males and 36.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.6 35.4
Now married, except separated 38.2 36.6
Separated 4.2 3.9
Widowed 4.1 12
Divorced 12.9 12

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29488, 691 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97% of the people living in 29488 were U.S. natives. 74.6% of the 29488 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3% of 29488 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 7.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 18.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29488 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 29488.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 67.6
Asia 18.5
Europe 5.4
Africa 3.1
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29488 in 2020-2024, 4.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3% of people at least five years old; 2.3% 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 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 29488 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.1
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 5.1
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29488 was 5,553 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 351 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,029. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,173.

Educational Attainment of People in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.3
High school diploma or equivalency 38.2
Some college, no degree 20.8
Associate's degree 9
Bachelor's degree 13
Graduate or professional degree 4.8

Disability

In 29488, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8% of people under 18 years old, to 18.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29488, 50.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,363 71.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,827 20.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 693 7.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29488 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 11.2
Manufacturing 12.4
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 13.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.5
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 5.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29488 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,357 26.4
Service occupations 1,521 17
Sales and office occupations 1,933 21.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,442 16.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,672 18.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.8% of 29488 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.3
Other means 1.8
Worked from home 6.6

In 2020-2024, 29488 had a total of 9,971 housing units. Of these housing units, 55.4% 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"). 8.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 36% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 55.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.5
Mobile homes 36
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

5.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29488 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 77.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29488 had 9,136 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 835 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 66.5% while renters occupied 33.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.21.

4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 13.4% and another 23.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29488:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29488 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 15.7
Electricity 81.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 1.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29488 was $167,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.2 % had a mortgage. 50.8% 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 $1,352 and for owners without a mortgage it was $467.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29488 was $950. 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.