Cowpens, South Carolina demographics

Cowpens, SC demographics: median age 54.3; 15.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cowpens town, South Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 4517260. The survey estimates a population of 1,840 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cowpens is 54.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 7.7 years. There are 855 households (±184). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	54.3 ±7.7	40.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	239 ±92	13.0% ±3.9 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	322 ±109	17.5% ±4.1 pp	22.0%	22.8%
35–64	619 ±142	33.6% ±11.3 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	660 ±264	35.9% ±11.3 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Male	826 ±222	44.9% ±5.0 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	1,014 ±266	55.1% ±5.2 pp	51.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
White alone	1,317 ±397	71.6% ±12.6 pp	63.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	240 ±105	13.0% ±4.7 pp	24.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	5 ±8 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	278 ±210 · low precision	15.1% ±10.8 pp · low precision	6.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,605 ±393	87.2% ±1.0 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	235 ±201 · low precision	12.8% ±10.5 pp · low precision	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 855
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	422 ±176	49.4% ±17.6 pp	47.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	45 ±35 · low precision	5.3% ±3.9 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	78 ±56 · low precision	9.1% ±6.2 pp · low precision	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	299 ±105	35.0% ±9.7 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	11 ±12 · low precision	1.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 855
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	131 ±59	15.3% ±6.1 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	724 ±178	84.7% ±10.1 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 855
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	299 ±105	35.0% ±9.7 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	360 ±172	42.1% ±18.0 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	140 ±71 · low precision	16.4% ±7.6 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	20 ±24 · low precision	2.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	20 ±24 · low precision	2.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	16 ±26 · low precision	1.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	1,768 ±436	96.1% ±3.0 pp	94.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	72 ±63 · low precision	3.9% ±3.3 pp · low precision	5.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,723
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
English only	1,496 ±388	86.8% ±8.5 pp	91.6%	77.7%
Spanish	197 ±167 · low precision	11.4% ±9.3 pp · low precision	5.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	25 ±42 · low precision	1.5% ±2.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	5 ±8 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,486
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	123 ±84 · low precision	8.3% ±5.3 pp · low precision	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	645 ±211	43.4% ±9.1 pp	28.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	239 ±102	16.1% ±5.5 pp	19.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	255 ±177 · low precision	17.2% ±11.1 pp · low precision	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	124 ±72 · low precision	8.3% ±4.4 pp · low precision	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	100 ±52 · low precision	6.7% ±3.1 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,832
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Same house	1,677 ±431	91.5% ±7.1 pp	87.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	35 ±36 · low precision	1.9% ±1.9 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	98 ±76 · low precision	5.3% ±3.9 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	22 ±26 · low precision	1.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.8% of Cowpens residents (±3.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in South Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 90.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cowpens	South Carolina	U.S.	Compared with South Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.8% ±3.7 pp · low precision	9.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.6% ±7.9 pp	88.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.7% ±8.2 pp · low precision	8.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Cowpens . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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