Bamberg County, South Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Bamberg County is 41st out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Bamberg County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income below poverty line

Bamberg County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Bamberg County is 10th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Female residents

Bamberg County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Bamberg County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	Bamberg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	15,763	43rd	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	393.4	43rd	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	40.6	38th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Bamberg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	41st	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.2%	36th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.0%	13th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bamberg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	78.3%	28th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.0%	21st	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bamberg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	36.8%	42nd	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	61.4%	5th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	29th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	31st	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	41st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.0%	38th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	39th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	35.5%	42nd	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bamberg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	52.3%	10th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.6%	34th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bamberg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	7,761	42nd	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.3%	35th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	5,742	44th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.9%	14th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$77,400	38th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	21st	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	12	42nd	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Bamberg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$17,589	36th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$26,697	43rd	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	30.6%	4th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Bamberg County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	281	41st	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,341	42nd	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	0	46th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$102,813	41st	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,679	36th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,368	40th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732