Aiken County is located in west-central South Carolina. The County Seat is Aiken and the largest city is Aiken. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.aikencountysc.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 164,753 and the 2010 census population was 160,106. The land area is 1,071.03 square miles and there are 149.5 persons per square mile.
71.5% of the population is White, 25.1% is Black or African American, 5.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.9% is two or more races. 84.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 24% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $124,600, there are 63,388 households, an average of 2.50 persons per household. The per capita income is $24,769, the median household income is $44,509, and 18.9% of the persons in Aiken County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 11,931. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,599,845, and sales per capita were $10,450. The percentage of black-owned firms is 11.2%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 31%.
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