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45368

South Charleston, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,889
Median household income
$60,850
People below poverty
11.1%
Median home value
$168,600

Income

The median income of households in 45368 was $60,850. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3
$15,000 to $24,999 6
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6
$35,000 to $49,999 17.5
$50,000 to $74,999 21.6
$75,000 to $99,999 8.8
$100,000 to $149,999 17
$150,000 to $199,999 6.5
$200,000 or more 5.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61329
Female 51500

An estimated 70.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,615. 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 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.6
Social Security 41.9
Retirement income 27.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.4
Cash public assistance income 5.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.6

In 2020-2024, 11.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 25% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 24.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 10.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 45368 in 2020-2024, 93.5% had health insurance coverage and 6.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.2% and public coverage was 39.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.9%.


In 2020-2024, 45368 had a total population of 3,889 - 1,857 (47.8%) females and 2,032 (52.2%) males. The median age was 47.1 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 26.3% was 19 to 44 years, 28.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 45368 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 101 158
5 to 9 155 155
10 to 14 85 60
15 to 19 87 39
20 to 24 101 56
25 to 29 36 105
30 to 34 189 180
35 to 39 95 66
40 to 44 115 82
45 to 49 174 123
50 to 54 50 86
55 to 59 132 151
60 to 64 196 201
65 to 69 233 111
70 to 74 120 86
75 to 79 108 107
80 to 84 28 39
85 and over 27 52

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97% were White; 0.3% were Black or African American; 19.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.9% of the people in 45368 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.9% of the people in 45368 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,906 households in 45368. The average household size was 2.04 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.9% of the households in 45368 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.8% of all households, while 28.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 25.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 44.9% of all households.

In 45368, 20.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.9
Cohabiting Couples 3.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.9% of males and 54.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.8 18.4
Now married, except separated 49.9 54.4
Separated 0.7 2.2
Widowed 3.8 11.7
Divorced 20.8 13.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 45368, 65 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 87.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.1% of the people living in 45368 were U.S. natives. 85.4% of the 45368 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.9% of 45368 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 45368 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 45368.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 48.6
Asia 0
Europe 51.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 45368 in 2020-2024, 1.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.2% 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 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 45368 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.7
Different house, same county 8.1
Different county, same state 4.8
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 45368 was 660 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 24 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 514. College or graduate school enrollment was 122.

Educational Attainment of People in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.9
High school diploma or equivalency 42.2
Some college, no degree 18.9
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 14.2
Graduate or professional degree 5.5

Disability

In 45368, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9% of people under 18 years old, to 18.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 45368, 59.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,359 73.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 298 16
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 199 10.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 45368 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.3
Construction 8
Manufacturing 15.8
Wholesale trade 5.6
Retail trade 9.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 10.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 45368 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 600 32.3
Service occupations 217 11.7
Sales and office occupations 432 23.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 258 13.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 353 19

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.5% of 45368 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 3.5
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 6.7

In 2020-2024, 45368 had a total of 2,001 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.9% 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"). 16% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 9.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16
Mobile homes 9.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 45368 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 62.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 45368 had 1,906 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 95 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.5% while renters occupied 28.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.22 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.6.

6.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.1% and another 22.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 45368:

House Heating Fuel Used in 45368 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 52.7
Electricity 35
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 9.1
All other fuels 2.6
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 45368 was $168,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.2 % had a mortgage. 42.8% 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 $1,296 and for owners without a mortgage it was $505.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 45368 was $733. 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.