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29620

Abbeville, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
11,612
Median household income
$53,288
People below poverty
15.7%
Median home value
$207,900

Income

The median income of households in 29620 was $53,288. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 6.1
$15,000 to $24,999 10.5
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 17.2
$50,000 to $74,999 15.6
$75,000 to $99,999 8.8
$100,000 to $149,999 13.7
$150,000 to $199,999 9
$200,000 or more 5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47034
Female 48295

An estimated 60% of households received earnings. An estimated 47% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,653. 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 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 60
Social Security 47
Retirement income 27.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 28.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 28.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.5

In 2020-2024, 18.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29620 in 2020-2024, 87.1% had health insurance coverage and 12.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.4% and public coverage was 45.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.8%.


In 2020-2024, 29620 had a total population of 11,612 - 6,052 (52.1%) females and 5,560 (47.9%) males. The median age was 45.2 years. An estimated 21.1% of the population was under 18 years, 26.3% was 19 to 44 years, 24.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 26 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29620 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 236 273
5 to 9 321 370
10 to 14 477 371
15 to 19 338 309
20 to 24 157 242
25 to 29 353 228
30 to 34 258 426
35 to 39 432 424
40 to 44 350 186
45 to 49 286 341
50 to 54 311 421
55 to 59 399 348
60 to 64 308 427
65 to 69 410 420
70 to 74 405 555
75 to 79 310 291
80 to 84 136 247
85 and over 73 173

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.8% were White; 28.8% were Black or African American; 8.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 18.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.6% of the people in 29620 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 65.4% of the people in 29620 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,844 households in 29620. The average household size was 2.36 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.4% of the households in 29620 while cohabiting couple households made up 4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.1% of all households, while 17.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.7% of all households.

In 29620, 27.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 43.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.4
Cohabiting Couples 4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.3% of males and 49.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27 28.7
Now married, except separated 52.3 49.1
Separated 4.2 4.4
Widowed 4.1 10.8
Divorced 12.4 7.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29620, 568 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 65.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.5% of the people living in 29620 were U.S. natives. 74.2% of the 29620 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.5% of 29620 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 88.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 94.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29620 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 29620.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 73.5
Asia 0
Europe 19.2
Africa 3.5
Northern America 3.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29620 in 2020-2024, 2.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.9% of people at least five years old; 0.8% 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 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 29620 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.7
Different house, same county 1.7
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29620 was 2,537 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 150 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,007. College or graduate school enrollment was 380.

Educational Attainment of People in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.5
High school diploma or equivalency 36.7
Some college, no degree 17
Associate's degree 14.9
Bachelor's degree 14.8
Graduate or professional degree 6.1

Disability

In 29620, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.1% of people under 18 years old, to 9.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29620, 47.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,527 79
Federal, state, or local government workers 807 18.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 131 2.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29620 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 11
Manufacturing 21.8
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 8.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 3.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.9
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 2.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29620 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,834 41.1
Service occupations 303 6.8
Sales and office occupations 937 21
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 575 12.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 816 18.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 88.2% of 29620 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 88.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 3.2
Worked from home 3.9

In 2020-2024, 29620 had a total of 5,495 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.7% 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"). 11.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.5
Mobile homes 16.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

8.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29620 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 69% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29620 had 4,844 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 651 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.9% while renters occupied 24.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.32 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.5.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.1% and another 29.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29620:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29620 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 31.7
Electricity 63.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 3.1
No fuel used 1.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29620 was $207,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 41 % had a mortgage. 59% 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 $1,524 and for owners without a mortgage it was $422.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29620 was $595. 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.