Allendale County, South Carolina

Allendale County has a population of 7,661 and has shrunk 8.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $76,200, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $32,328.

Home price
$76,200
Income
$32,328
Population
7,661
Unemployment
8.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$76,200county
Median gross rent$662county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,642(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$902county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$823county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,216county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$32,328county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate28.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.5%county
Unemployment rate8.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government19.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.3%county
Economic output per resident$51,986county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.88%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time35.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport299141county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle18.0%county
Traffic deaths13.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher14.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher79.5%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment863county
Students per full-time teacher9.3county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance12.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year34.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year25.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,661county
Land area in square miles408county
People per square mile of land18.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-8.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.4%county
Share of households that are one person37.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents398county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-17county
Households that moved in177county
Households that moved away177county
Average income of arriving households$29,401county
Average income of departing households$40,418county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings13.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.66 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F65 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 27county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$177county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.6¢county
Household electricity use1,211 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity72.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.8%county
Homes heated by propane4.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.9%county
Households with broadband73.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk14.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk57.3county
Landslide risk8.2county
Hail risk19.3county
Earthquake risk76.9county
Tornado risk42.0county
Tropical cyclone risk87.5county
Extreme heat risk73.6county
Winter weather risk11.3county
Strong wind risk18.4county
Wildfire risk50.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Allendale County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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