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Elgin, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $214,638 (it was $89,800 in 2000)
Elgin:

$214,638
South Carolina:

$254,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $142,523 - $253,305

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $248,440
Here:

$248,440
State:

$368,255

Mobile homes: $97,572
Here:

$97,572
State:

$102,531

Total population: 1,423 (Urban population: 860, Rural population: 4 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 733 (708 occupied: 646 owner occupied, 78 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

11%
State:

28%

Housing density: 758 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $73,488.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,246 (lower quartile is $1,023, upper quartile is $1,486)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,552


Median gross rent in Elgin, SC in 2022: $1,353

Housing units in Elgin with a mortgage: 445 (19 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $98,579

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $57,183

Median monthly housing costs: $1,083

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Elgin, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1997

Median year apartment built: 2000

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,126
  • Male householders: 297 (27 living alone), Female householders: 406 (66 living alone)
  • 479 spouses (463 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (17 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 758 children (727 natural, 13 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 0 foster children, 29 other relatives, 12 non-relatives

Size of family households: 187 2-persons, 146 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 27 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 54 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

505 married couples with children.
113 single-parent households (10 men, 103 women).

93.5% of residents of Elgin speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 64 (3.0%)
(82.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.3
State:

4.5

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elgin, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elgin, South Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 212 bedrooms
  • 4213 bedrooms
  • 1854 bedrooms
  • 195+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elgin, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elgin, South Carolina
  • 2no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 62 bedrooms
  • 633 bedrooms
  • 24 bedrooms
  • 55+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Elgin in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elgin in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 911 vehicle
  • 2542 vehicles
  • 2603 vehicles
  • 344 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Elgin in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elgin in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4no vehicle
  • 411 vehicle
  • 212 vehicles
  • 123 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elgin, South Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elgin, South Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 394 rooms
  • 1165 rooms
  • 1696 rooms
  • 1127 rooms
  • 848 rooms
  • 1279+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elgin, South Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elgin, South Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 22 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 74 rooms
  • 375 rooms
  • 246 rooms
  • 27 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 59+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Elgin, SC
  • Elgin, SC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Elgin, SC in 2022
  • 9Less than $10,000
  • 28$10,000 to $19,999
  • 22$20,000 to $29,999
  • 54$30,000 to $39,999
  • 104$40,000 to $49,999
  • 51$50,000 to $59,999
  • 67$60,000 to $74,999
  • 113$75,000 to $99,999
  • 60$100,000 to $124,999
  • 144$125,000 to $149,999
  • 50$150,000 to $199,999
  • 21$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Elgin, SC

  • Distribution of house value in Elgin, SC in 2022
  • 7Less than $10,000
  • 2$15,000 to $19,999
  • 1$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$25,000 to $29,999
  • 8$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3$60,000 to $69,999
  • 12$90,000 to $99,999
  • 49$100,000 to $124,999
  • 56$125,000 to $149,999
  • 63$150,000 to $174,999
  • 46$175,000 to $199,999
  • 168$200,000 to $249,999
  • 115$250,000 to $299,999
  • 39$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Elgin, SC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Elgin, SC in 2022
  • 1$450 to $499
  • 1$600 to $649
  • 1$800 to $899
  • 18$900 to $999
  • 33$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2$1,250 to $1,499
  • 11$1,500 to $1,999
  • 6No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 27.6%
Number of people working at home: 141 (12.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 15
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 126
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 76
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 65
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 144
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 89
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 237
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 25
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 53
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 119
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 49
  • 90 or more minutes: 4
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Elgin

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 632 (75.1%)
  • Carpooled: 51 (6.1%)
  • Taxi: 30 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 141 (16.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 12.7%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 9.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 100.0%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elgin, South Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elgin, South Carolina
  • 82010 or later
  • 62000 to 2009
  • 21990 to 1999
  • 31980 to 1989
  • 41970 to 1979
  • 11Before 1970
Ancestries in Elgin, SC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 226 (23.2%)
  • American: 95 (9.8%)
  • German: 86 (8.8%)
  • Irish: 61 (6.3%)
  • European: 21 (2.2%)
  • Italian: 21 (2.2%)
  • Norwegian: 13 (1.3%)
  • Welsh: 13 (1.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 9 (0.9%)
  • Finnish: 6 (0.6%)
  • French: 5 (0.5%)
  • Celtic: 4 (0.4%)
  • Austrian: 3 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 3 (0.3%)
  • British: 2 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Ecuador
Elgin:

37.2% (32)
South Carolina:

0.9% (2,502)

India
Elgin:

10.5% (9)
South Carolina:

6.8% (18,307)

Germany
Elgin:

8.1% (7)
South Carolina:

3.7% (9,982)

Honduras
Elgin:

5.8% (5)
South Carolina:

4.8% (12,834)

Venezuela
Elgin:

5.8% (5)
South Carolina:

1.4% (3,822)

Philippines
Elgin:

4.7% (4)
South Carolina:

4.1% (11,031)

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

  • This state: 1,077
  • Other state: 917
  • Northeast: 222
  • Midwest: 178
  • South: 416
  • West: 86

91.2% of Elgin residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65.1% lived in South Carolina.


Elgin:

91.2%
State average:

86.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 10
  • 11th grade: 20
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 11
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 262
  • Less than 1 year of college: 69
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 96
  • Associate degree: 47
  • Bachelor's degree: 50
  • Master's degree: 57
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 11
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 6
  • 11th grade: 7
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 138
  • Less than 1 year of college: 89
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 66
  • Associate degree: 161
  • Bachelor's degree: 133
  • Master's degree: 94
  • Professional school degree: 11
  • Doctorate degree: 3
Educational Attainment for Females
Elgin marital status for males
Elgin marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 721
  • 3 or 4: 3
  • Mobile homes: 8
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average -1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Elgin
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Elgin, SC
  • 74.4%Electricity
  • 23.1%Utility gas
  • 2.1%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Elgin, SC
  • 94.6%Electricity
  • 5.4%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Here:

10.2%
South Carolina:

14.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

2.5%
South Carolina:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
South Carolina:

21.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability