Yemassee, SC

Yemassee, South Carolina had 979 residents in 2019 with an average age of 43.2 and a median household income of $38,370. Yemassee, South Carolina saw a population loss between 2018 and 2019 of 0.609%, from 985 to 979, and a median household income decline of 1.81%, from $39,076 to $38,370.

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (63.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (35%), White (Hispanic) (0.511%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.511%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.409%) make up Yemassee, South Carolina's top 5 ethnic groupings. In Yemassee, South Carolina, 0% of homes have a predominant language other than English.

Yemassee, South Carolina is a city with 99.6% Americans as citizens.

Yemassee, South Carolina had a median home value of $98,100 in 2019 and a 67.4% homeownership rate. The majority of residents of Yemassee, South Carolina commuted alone by car, taking an average of 37.1 minutes. In Yemassee, South Carolina, there were typically two cars per household.

DIVERSITY

There are 979 people living in Yemassee, South Carolina, and 99.6% of them are citizens. As of 2019, 0.613% of Yemassee, South Carolina residents were foreign-born (6 people).

Yemassee, South Carolina had 622 more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups, 343 White (Non-Hispanic) and 5 White (Hispanic) residents, respectively, were present.

ETHNICITY AND RACE

Yemassee, South Carolina had 622 more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups, 343 White (Non-Hispanic) and 5 White (Hispanic) residents, respectively, were present.

Hispanics make up 0.511% of the population of Yemassee, SC (5 people).

Population Born Abroad

In comparison to the national average of 13.7%, just 0.613% of Yemassee, South Carolina citizens (6 persons) were born abroad of the country as of 2019. Yemassee, South Carolina has a 0.609% foreign-born population percentage in 2018, a growing rate.

by Nativity, Age

The median age of all residents in Yemassee, South Carolina, in 2019 was 43.2. With a median age of 43, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 66. However, the population of Yemassee, South Carolina, is aging. The average age of all residents of Yemassee, South Carolina, in 2018 was 38.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 64,736 of South Carolina's foreign-born residents' birthplaces in 2019, followed by India with 14,943 and Honduras with 11,181 foreign-born individuals.

Citizenship

Yemassee, South Carolina's population was 99.6% US citizens as of 2019, which is greater than the 93.4% national average. Yemassee, South Carolina had a 99.4% citizenship rate in 2018, indicating a rising citizenship rate.

Veterans

More military troops who served in the Gulf War (2001-) reside in Yemassee, South Carolina than in any other combat.

ECONOMY

In South Carolina, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $43,921. South Carolina's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.461, which is less than the country as a whole.

395 people work in Yemassee, South Carolina's economy. Retail Trade (62 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (61 people), and Educational Services (40 people) are Yemassee, South Carolina's largest industries, and Finance & Insurance, Real Estate & Rental & Leasing, and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing pay the highest wages ($47,500), followed by Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,000), and Construction ($39,643).