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Kershaw County, South Carolina in charts

In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, the median household income in Kershaw County, South Carolina, was $68,231, about the same as South Carolina's ($69,324) and lower than the U.S. figure ($80,734). 13.2% of its people lived below the poverty line, about the same as South Carolina's (14.1%) and the U.S. figure (12.5%). Median rent was $971 a month, and the typical owner-occupied home was worth $217,100.

Median household income

$68,231 ± $3,174

Median household income, dollars a year. 1,319th highest of 3,143 counties; 12th highest of 46 in South Carolina.

Kershaw County
$68,231
South Carolina
$69,324
U.S.
$80,734

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Poverty rate

13.2% ± 1.7%

Percent of people below the poverty line. 1,555th highest of 3,144 counties; 10th lowest of 46 in South Carolina.

Kershaw County
13.2%
South Carolina
14.1%
U.S.
12.5%

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Median rent

$971 ± $75

Median gross rent, dollars a month. 1,096th highest of 3,137 counties; 18th highest of 46 in South Carolina.

Kershaw County
$971
South Carolina
$1,180
U.S.
$1,413

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Median home value

$217,100 ± $8,128

Median home value, dollars. 1,221st highest of 3,139 counties; 18th highest of 46 in South Carolina.

Kershaw County
$217,100
South Carolina
$259,000
U.S.
$332,700

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Average commute

30 minutes ± 1.4

Average one-way commute, minutes. 483rd highest of 3,143 counties; 10th highest of 46 in South Carolina.

Kershaw County
30 minutes
South Carolina
25.6 minutes
U.S.
26.4 minutes

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Cite this page

Chartly, “Kershaw County, South Carolina in charts”, from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates ending in 2024. https://chart.ly/counties/kershaw-county-south-carolina

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How these figures are measured

  • Every figure comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which asks a sample of households each year. The 5-year estimates pool five years of answers so that even small counties have one, so they describe those years together, not the latest year, and don't reflect recent price increases.
  • Each county figure is shown with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence, as the Census publishes it). Small counties' margins can be wide; where a county's gap from its state or the U.S. is within its margin, we say “about the same.”
  • Rent is median gross rent, including utilities. Home value is what owners estimate their home would sell for. The poverty line is the same across the country, so it doesn't reflect higher living costs in some places. Commute is the average one-way trip to work; people who work from home are not counted.
  • Counties include county equivalents such as parishes, boroughs and independent cities. Connecticut appears as its nine planning regions, which replaced its counties in Census data.

Sources and dates

  • What is the typical household income in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What share of people live in poverty in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How much is rent in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What is the typical home worth in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How long is the commute to work in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.