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County:

Aiken County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45003

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

488,591

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

91,023

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

105,630

16.0%

7.2%

8.8%

1990:

120,940

14.5%

6.6%

7.9%

2000:

142,552

17.9%

11.8%

6.0%

2005:

150,181

5.3%

3.8%

1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

100,329

70.4%

0-to-19:

41,205

28.9%

Black:

36,254

25.4%

20-to-39:

38,168

26.8%

Hispanic:

3,025

2.1%

40-to-59:

39,067

27.4%

American Indian:

525

0.4%

60-plus:

24,112

16.9%

Other:

2,419

1.7%

Median Age:

36.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

132.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.9%

Median Family Income:

$45,769

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.6%

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