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South Carolina·Aiken County
12 tracts·21K people·$287K median·988/mi²
White 59 · Black 30 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 33 · Other 23
Health 37 · Professional 18 · Manufacturing 13 · Retail 13 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Sales · office 19 · Service 17 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 10 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Aiken is $286,800 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Aiken has 32,521 residents across 7 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 46.6; the population is 59.2% White, 30.1% Black, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 47.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.0% (Census ACS).
Chukker Creek Elementary (58%), Millbrook Elementary (57%) and Aiken Elementary (53%) lead the elementary schools; Aiken Intermediate (34%) and Schofield Middle (21%) lead the middle schools; South Aiken High (52%) and Aiken High (48%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,180/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Aiken is $76,746 a year, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Aiken, median rent is $1,180/month and the median home value is $286,800 (Census ACS).
Aiken reported 3.2 violent crimes and 34.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 1 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Aiken are ice storm (92), lightning (89) and landslide (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Aiken, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).