Wellford, South Carolina demographics

Wellford, SC demographics: median age 28.8; 13.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wellford city, South Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 4575580. The survey estimates a population of 3,515 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wellford is 28.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.8 years. There are 1,169 households (±181). 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	28.8 ±4.8	40.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	1,377 ±340	39.2% ±9.7 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	730 ±283	20.8% ±8.0 pp	22.0%	22.8%
35–64	916 ±237	26.1% ±6.7 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	492 ±170	14.0% ±4.8 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Male	1,435 ±326	40.8% ±9.3 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	2,080 ±326	59.2% ±9.3 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: 3,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
White alone	1,538 ±400	43.8% ±11.4 pp	63.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,357 ±526	38.6% ±15.0 pp	24.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	108 ±138 · low precision	3.1% ±3.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9 ±19 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	118 ±117 · low precision	3.4% ±3.3 pp · low precision	2.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	384 ±234 · low precision	10.9% ±6.7 pp · low precision	6.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,290 ±201	93.6% ±5.7 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	225 ±202 · low precision	6.4% ±5.7 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: 1,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	392 ±139	33.5% ±10.7 pp	47.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	67 ±70 · low precision	5.7% ±5.9 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	455 ±187	38.9% ±14.8 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	225 ±102	19.2% ±8.2 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	30 ±33 · low precision	2.6% ±2.8 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	694 ±149	59.4% ±8.8 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	475 ±168	40.6% ±12.9 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	225 ±102	19.2% ±8.2 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	434 ±224 · low precision	37.1% ±18.3 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	105 ±84 · low precision	9.0% ±7.1 pp · low precision	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	150 ±101 · low precision	12.8% ±8.4 pp · low precision	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	213 ±113 · low precision	18.2% ±9.2 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	33 ±48 · low precision	2.8% ±4.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±18 · low precision	0.8% ±1.6 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: 3,515
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	3,355 ±141	95.4% ±4.0 pp	94.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	160 ±138 · low precision	4.6% ±3.9 pp · low precision	5.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,014
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
English only	2,788 ±310	92.5% ±7.1 pp	91.6%	77.7%
Spanish	67 ±94 · low precision	2.2% ±3.1 pp · low precision	5.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	50 ±97 · low precision	1.7% ±3.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	109 ±105 · low precision	3.6% ±3.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 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: 1,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	244 ±144 · low precision	12.4% ±7.1 pp · low precision	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	828 ±248	42.1% ±11.0 pp	28.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	485 ±163	24.7% ±7.5 pp	19.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	146 ±85 · low precision	7.4% ±4.2 pp · low precision	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	143 ±96 · low precision	7.3% ±4.8 pp · low precision	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	120 ±127 · low precision	6.1% ±6.4 pp · low precision	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: 3,471
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Same house	2,829 ±391	81.5% ±11.2 pp	87.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	561 ±394 · low precision	16.2% ±11.3 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	47 ±42 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	34 ±56 · low precision	1.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	3.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 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

8.7% of Wellford residents (±4.3 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	Wellford	South Carolina	U.S.	Compared with South Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.7% ±4.3 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.6% ±7.7 pp	88.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	8.3%	6.2%	Lower

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 Wellford . 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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