20.4% of Pendleton, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 31.5% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 11.0% of high school graduates and 59.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 75.9%. For comparison, it was 16.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pendleton, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pendleton:
20.4%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pendleton:
8.6%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pendleton:
29.7%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 13.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pendleton:
21.5%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
75.9%
Residents above poverty level:
16.5%
Poverty by age in Pendleton, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pendleton,SC (percentage below poverty level)
56.0%Under 5 years
7.9%5 years
43.2%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
45.3%18 to 24 years
1.1%25 to 34 years
15.8%35 to 44 years
49.7%45 to 54 years
5.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
4.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pendleton,SC (percentage below poverty level)
35.0%Under 5 years
4.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
49.0%18 to 24 years
49.0%25 to 34 years
12.0%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
17.0%55 to 64 years
18.0%65 to 74 years
8.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pendleton,SC (% below half of poverty level)
3.4%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
5.2%12 to 17 years
42.7%18 to 24 years
0.9%25 to 34 years
2.9%35 to 44 years
14.6%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
4.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pendleton, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pendleton, SC (%)
14.0%White
57.0%Black
30.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
47.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pendleton, SC (absolute numbers)
381White
319Black
15Asian
23Native Hawaiian
0Other race
1422+ races
23.7%Below poverty level
76.3%Above poverty level
8.1%Below poverty level
91.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pendleton, SC
Children below poverty level:
Pendleton, South Carolina:
26.1%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pendleton:
11.0%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pendleton:
59.7%
South Carolina:
28.6%
80.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
19.7%Female, no husband present
4.2%Worked full-time, year-round
59.0%Worked part-time
36.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
95.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
5.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.5%1995 to 1998
6.5%1990 to 1994
14.5%1980 to 1989
24.2%1970 to 1979
16.1%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
14.5%1940 to 1949
17.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
10.2%1995 to 1998
8.1%1990 to 1994
12.2%1980 to 1989
12.0%1970 to 1979
16.1%1960 to 1969
19.3%1950 to 1959
12.5%1940 to 1949
8.2%1939 or earlier
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