Edgefield County, South Carolina

Edgefield County has a population of 27,476 and has grown 16.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $202,700, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $73,029.

Home price
$202,700
Income
$73,029
Population
27,476
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$202,700county
Median gross rent$720county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198032.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,642(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,261county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,114county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,627county
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$73,029county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate17.8%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 home6.2%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$32,534county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.43%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 time25.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport299141county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.8%county
Traffic deaths87.3county
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 higher23.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.6%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3862county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

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

Population27,476county
Land area in square miles501county
People per square mile of land54.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+16.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.7%county
Share of households that are one person24.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages5.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents207county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in933county
Households that moved away626county
Average income of arriving households$69,258county
Average income of departing households$58,144county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year194county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.1%county
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature64°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.7 incounty
Annual snowfall2.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F58 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days225 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 27county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,061 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity73.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.8%county
Homes heated by propane9.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband80.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk63.9county
Landslide risk34.4county
Hail risk36.6county
Earthquake risk68.1county
Tornado risk34.2county
Tropical cyclone risk69.8county
Extreme heat risk44.3county
Winter weather risk13.1county
Strong wind risk44.2county
Wildfire risk57.9county

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 Edgefield 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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