Bamberg County, South Carolina

Bamberg County has a population of 13,042 and has shrunk 3.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $97,800, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $44,370.

Home price
$97,800
Income
$44,370
Population
13,042
Unemployment
15.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$97,800county
Median gross rent$815county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant29.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,642(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$902county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$687county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,183county
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$44,370county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate24.3%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 home7.2%county
Unemployment rate15.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.0%county
Economic output per resident$39,136county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.83%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 time28.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport654460county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.9%county
Traffic deaths38.3county
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 higher17.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher77.9%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1817county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.0%county

Place

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

Population13,042county
Land area in square miles393county
People per square mile of land33.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.9%county
Share of households that are one person39.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents466county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in253county
Households that moved away264county
Average income of arriving households$38,340county
Average income of departing households$41,436county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year24county
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 temperature64.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.64 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F60 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing41 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days239 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 18county
Average first fall frostNov 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$200county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh16.4¢county
Household electricity use1,219 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity73.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.3%county
Homes heated by propane10.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband79.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk20.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk56.5county
Landslide risk9.9county
Hail risk88.9county
Earthquake risk79.3county
Tornado risk35.5county
Tropical cyclone risk89.1county
Extreme heat risk50.5county
Winter weather risk20.4county
Strong wind risk59.0county
Wildfire risk55.9county

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 Bamberg 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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