Demographics of Saluda County, South Carolina

Saluda County, South Carolina had 19,680 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +766 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Saluda County, in four figures

19,680
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.0%
Change since July 2020: +766 people.; 42.6 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,009 ±$5,886
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Saluda County, South Carolina's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Saluda County, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Saluda County, South Carolina's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Saluda County, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,914	100.0	100.0
2021	18,914	100.0	100.2
2022	19,102	101.0	100.7
2023	19,327	102.2	101.6
2024	19,569	103.5	102.5
2025	19,680	104.0	103.1

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Population of Saluda County, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	18,914	−28	−19	0	−11
2021	18,914	0	−81	+26	+38
2022	19,102	+188	−55	+99	+145
2023	19,327	+225	−7	+121	+110
2024	19,569	+242	−11	+216	+39
2025	19,680	+111	−8	+58	+59

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±0.8: for men 42.1 ±1.9 and for women 44.1 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Saluda County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,113 ±189	5.8% ±1.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,083 ±348	16.1% ±1.8	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,506 ±213	7.9% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,333 ±341	22.6% ±1.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,156 ±316	27.0% ±1.7	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,940 ±327	20.6% ±1.7	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,009 ±$5,886, and income per person $30,409 ±$1,808, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Saluda County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,749 ±284	22.8% ±3.6	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,042 ±321	26.6% ±4.1	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,079 ±199	14.1% ±2.6	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	956 ±163	12.5% ±2.1	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,023 ±221	13.3% ±2.9	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	514 ±147	6.7% ±1.9	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	307 ±99	4.0% ±1.3	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Saluda County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	3,540 ±546	18.7% ±2.9	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,083 ±241	25.8% ±5.2	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,816 ±319	19.0% ±3.2	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	641 ±157	12.3% ±2.9	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Saluda County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Saluda County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	9,543 ±25	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.4% ±2.3	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.6% ±2.2	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.7% ±2.6	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.3% ±3.1	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$146,500 ±$18,473	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$851 ±$73	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Saluda County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,275 ±0	17.1% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,931 ±187	57.1% ±1.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,063 ±158	21.2% ±0.8	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	71 ±33	0.4% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	32 to 374	0.2% to 2.0%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	581 ±195	3.0% ±1.0	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Saluda County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	13,399 ±559	70.0% ±2.9	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,940 ±505	20.6% ±2.6	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	399 ±188	2.1% ±1.0	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,393 ±323	7.3% ±1.7	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	287 ±122	1.5% ±0.6	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,106 ±318	5.8% ±1.7	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Saluda County among the counties of South Carolina

40th of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Saluda County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Union County	26,799	−1.4%
Marlboro County	25,488	−3.8%
Abbeville County	24,836	+2.3%
Barnwell County	20,653	+0.4%
Fairfield County	20,340	−2.6%
Saluda County	19,680	+4.0%
Hampton County	18,174	−1.9%
Lee County	15,730	−5.0%
Calhoun County	14,188	+0.5%
Bamberg County	12,796	−3.5%
McCormick County	10,215	+7.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026