Aiken, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

Back to: Aiken, South Carolina main profile, South Carolina, South Carolina smaller cities, South Carolina small towns, South Carolina forum, All US cities. View Aiken Apartments for Rent Total population: 29,494 (Urban population: 28,479, Rural population: 1,015 (7 farm, 1,008 nonfarm)) Houses: 11,302 (10,276 occupied: 6,795 owner occupied, 3,481 renter occupied) % of renters here: 34% State: 32% Housing density: 699 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $230,257. Median contract rent in 2009: $519 (lower quartile is $377, upper quartile is $679) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $519 Median gross rent in Aiken, SC in 2009: $703 Housing units in Aiken with a mortgage: 4,246 (349 second mortgage, 624 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,015 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $84,352 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,139 Median monthly housing costs: $757 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Aiken, South Carolina on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: need info on Simpsonville condos or apartments  (2 replies) Rental homes/Townhomes in Aiken/North Augusta  (0 replies) Aiken, SC Homes  (6 replies) Townhomes in Aiken, SC  (7 replies) Jobs in Aiken/Home Rentals  (3 replies) Aiken Homes?  (2 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $182,406 (it was $108,400 in 2000) Aiken: $182,406 South Carolina: $137,500 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $112,280 - $323,128 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $216,905 Here: $216,905 State: $217,639 Townhouses or other attached units: $60,099 Here: $60,099 State: $164,785 In 2-unit structures: $22,859 Here: $22,859 State: $197,041 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,878 Here: $79,878 State: $210,002 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,899 Here: $121,899 State: $191,373 Mobile homes: $117,755 Here: $117,755 State: $45,713 Household type by relationship: Households: 24,084 In family households: 19,968 (4,921 male householders, 1,836 female householders) 5,061 spouses, 6,509 children (6,155 natural, 157 adopted, 197 stepchildren), 584 grandchildren, 199 brothers or sisters, 197 parents, 363 other relatives, 298 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,116 (1,483 male householders (1,157 living alone)), 2,044 female householders (1,900 living alone)), 589 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,256 (614 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,312 2-persons, 1,452 3-persons, 1,177 4-persons, 592 5-persons, 170 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,057 1-person, 376 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 22 4-persons. 3,493 married couples with children. 1,746 single-parent households (201 men, 1,545 women). 94.8% of residents of Aiken speak English at home. 2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). 0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well). Foreign born population: 648 (2.6%) (42.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Aiken, SC: Less than $10,000: 24 $10,000 to $14,999: 12 $15,000 to $19,999: 13 $20,000 to $24,999: 16 $25,000 to $29,999: 55 $30,000 to $34,999: 41 $35,000 to $39,999: 18 $40,000 to $49,999: 97 $50,000 to $59,999: 107 $60,000 to $69,999: 179 $70,000 to $79,999: 179 $80,000 to $89,999: 264 $90,000 to $99,999: 294 $100,000 to $124,999: 778 $125,000 to $149,999: 963 $150,000 to $174,999: 820 $175,000 to $199,999: 554 $200,000 to $249,999: 1133 $250,000 to $299,999: 592 $300,000 to $399,999: 698 $400,000 to $499,999: 559 $500,000 to $749,999: 410 $750,000 to $999,999: 62 $1,000,000 or more: 40

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Aiken: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 59 $150 to $199: 82 $200 to $249: 99 $250 to $299: 111 $300 to $349: 63 $350 to $399: 69 $400 to $449: 119 $450 to $499: 161 $500 to $549: 153 $550 to $599: 426 $600 to $649: 213 $650 to $699: 286 $700 to $749: 292 $750 to $799: 348 $800 to $899: 368 $900 to $999: 357 $1,000 to $1,249: 315 $1,250 to $1,499: 83 $1,500 to $1,999: 44 $2,000 or more: 64 No cash rent: 249

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.2%
Number of people working at home: 209 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 366 5 to 9 minutes: 1701 10 to 14 minutes: 1962 15 to 19 minutes: 1735 20 to 24 minutes: 1139 25 to 29 minutes: 670 30 to 34 minutes: 1455 35 to 39 minutes: 320 40 to 44 minutes: 412 45 to 59 minutes: 605 60 to 89 minutes: 263 90 or more minutes: 143

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,830 (80%) Carpooled: 1,367 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 65 (1%) Walked: 379 (3%) Other means: 70 (1%) Worked at home: 209 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1133 $10,000 to $14,999: 596 $15,000 to $19,999: 686 $20,000 to $24,999: 657 $25,000 to $29,999: 645 $30,000 to $34,999: 563 $35,000 to $39,999: 470 $40,000 to $44,999: 490 $45,000 to $49,999: 589 $50,000 to $59,999: 759 $60,000 to $74,999: 1004 $75,000 to $99,999: 1220 $100,000 to $124,999: 637 $125,000 to $149,999: 319 $150,000 to $199,999: 273 $200,000 or more: 243

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7015

English: 2615

United States or American: 2185

German: 2132

Irish: 1597

Scotch-Irish: 782

Italian: 752

Subsaharan African:: 536

African: 501

Scottish: 444

French (except Basque): 361

Polish: 249

European: 195

British: 147

Dutch: 119

Norwegian: 93

Hungarian: 86

Swedish: 75

Welsh: 70

Arab:: 68

Canadian: 67

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 65

Belgian: 47

Jamaican: 45

Russian: 40

Lebanese: 36

Slovak: 36

Austrian: 35

Greek: 32

Lithuanian: 29

Northern European: 29

Czechoslovakian: 27

Iranian: 26

Swiss: 26

New Zealander: 25

Albanian: 25

Arab/Arabic: 23

Eastern European: 23

South African: 23

French Canadian: 23

Portuguese: 22

Czech: 22

Finnish: 17

Danish: 15

Croatian: 15

Scandinavian: 12

Nigerian: 12

Pennsylvania German: 12

Haitian: 10

West Indian: 10

Syrian: 9

Slovene: 9

Bulgarian: 8

Serbian: 7

Latvian: 7

Afghan: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10690
• Northeast: 3066
• Midwest: 2468
• South: 7421
• West: 774

55% of Aiken residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 70
• Nursery to 4th grade: 25
• 5th and 6th grade: 72
• 7th and 8th grade: 192
• 9th grade: 109
• 10th grade: 253
• 11th grade: 199
• 12th grade, no diploma: 165
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,472
• Less than 1 year of college: 326
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 897
• Associate degree: 353
• Bachelor's degree: 2,165
• Master's degree: 910
• Professional school degree: 274
• Doctorate degree: 248

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 100
• Nursery to 4th grade: 53
• 5th and 6th grade: 115
• 7th and 8th grade: 347
• 9th grade: 214
• 10th grade: 233
• 11th grade: 197
• 12th grade, no diploma: 302
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,239
• Less than 1 year of college: 606
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,303
• Associate degree: 774
• Bachelor's degree: 1,916
• Master's degree: 829
• Professional school degree: 141
• Doctorate degree: 62

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 30.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 24.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.1%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $62,256
• Black householders: $23,184
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,700
• Asian householders: $54,079
• Some other race householders: $52,278
• Two or more races householders: $55,162
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,157

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $215,387
• Black or African American householders: $107,525
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $80,433
• Asian householders: $191,660
• Some other race householders: $82,789
• Two or more races householders: $350,508
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $120,650

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,157
• One, attached: 323
• Two: 423
• 3 or 4: 869
• 5 to 9: 759
• 10 to 19: 189
• 20 to 49: 98
• 50 or more: 216
• Mobile homes: 256
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $54,200

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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