Welcome to Aiken
Utilities:
Electricity
Aiken Electric Co-op
803-649-6245 or
1-800-922-1262
www.aikenco-op.org
Mid-Carolina Electric Co-op
803-749-6400 or
1-888-813-8000
www.mcecoop.com
South Carolina
Electric & Gas
803-442-2000 or
1-800-251-7234
www.sceg.com/en
Natural Gas
SCE&G Gas Operations
106 Langley Dam Road
Aiken, SC 29834
803-643-5916
Telephone
AT&T
Residential 1-888-288-2020
Business 1-866-620-6000
www.att.com
Atlantic Broadband
1-888-301-8649
Water
City of Aiken
803-642-7613
www.aiken.net
Drivers License
Offices
1755 Richland Ave., Aiken
803-641-7752
Tags/Registration
Newcomers have 45 days
after establishing residency
to purchase South Carolina
license tags.
To purchase license tags,
Drivers License
Newcomers have 90 days you will need to fill out
after establishing residency Form 400, available from
any Division of Motor
to apply for a drivers
Vehicles office.
license.
Before getting your tag,
With a valid out-of-state
drivers license, only an eye you will need to pay the
exam or statement of visual property tax on the vehicle
acuity from an eye specialist at your local tax office.
The South Carolina
is required.
Division of Motor Vehicles
Military personnel may
handles vehicle tags. Offices
operate on a valid drivers
are open Monday - Friday
license from their home
8:30am - 5:00pm.
state.
Automobile
Information:
Government:
Aiken County
Administrative Offices
828 Richland Avenue W.
642-2012
Aiken City Offices
214 Park Avenue, S.W.
642-7654
Jackson Town Offices
106 Main Street 471-2228
New Ellenton City Offices
200 Main Street 652-2214
North Augusta City Offices
400 Buena Vista Ave. E.
Municipal Bldg 441-4202
Voter Registration
Voter Registration Office
916 Vaucluse Road, Aiken
642-2030
Taxes
Aiken County Tax Office
642-2081
Information
Sources:
Aiken Chamber
of Commerce
121 Richland Avenue E.
641-1111
www.aikenchamber.net
Aiken Standard
326 Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C. 29801
(803) 648-2311
Kathy Boyette
Diane Daniell
Account Executives
Kathleen Cleveland
Tyler Crosby
Rechelle Dallas
Joe Harty
Stacey Holcombe
Debbie Price
Robert Schettino
Sharye Whisenant
Sales Support
Lauren Haley
Julie Lott
Layout & Design
Matt Socha
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Aiken County
Population
Through the Years*
Age
Total
Under 5 years........................................9,654
5 to 9 years............................................9,278
10 to 14 years......................................10,573
15 to 19 years......................................10,503
20 to 24 years........................................9,550
25 to 34 years......................................18,466
35 to 44 years......................................19,870
45 to 54 years......................................23,226
55 to 59 years......................................10,332
60 to 64 years........................................8,196
65 to 74 years......................................11,903
75 to 84 years........................................8,251
85 years and over..................................2,374
Total...................................................152,176
Median Age.............................................39.2
Males...................................................73,171
Females...............................................79,005
July 1, 2007.......................................152,307
July 1, 2006.......................................150,220
July 1, 2005.......................................148,700
July 1, 2004.......................................147,633
July 1, 2003.......................................145,971
July 1, 2002.......................................144,732
July 1, 2001.......................................143,412
July 1, 2000.......................................142,732
April 1, 1999......................................142,556
April 1, 1998......................................142,552
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Design/Remodel Kitchens
Cabinet Refacing
Design/Remodel Bathrooms
Residential Elevators
Certified Aging in Place Specialists
Certified Green Professional
SC Master Builder
Cheri McGee
cheri@csranet.com
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Occupied
Housing Units
Total............................................................. 68,103
Units In Structure
1, detached............................................... 64.7%
1, attached.................................................. 2.5%
2 apartments............................................... 1.6%
3 or 4 apartments........................................ 2.5%
5 to 9 apartments........................................ 3.3%
10 or more apartments................................ 2.2%
Mobile home or other
type of housing............................................. 23%
Year Structure Built
2005 or later................................................ 3.6%
2000 to 2004.................................................. 8%
1990 to 1999............................................... 20.%
1980 to 1989............................................. 18.5%
1970 to 1979............................................. 18.1%
1960 to 1969............................................. 12.4%
1950 to 1959..............................................11.9%
1940 to 1949.................................................. 4%
1939 or earlier............................................. 3.2%
Rooms
1 room......................................................... 2.8%
2 or 3 rooms................................................ 6.7%
4 or 5 rooms.............................................. 40.5%
6 or 7 rooms................................................. 35%
8 or more rooms........................................ 15.1%
Bedrooms
No bedroom................................................ 2.8%
1 bedroom................................................... 5.2%
2 or 3 bedrooms........................................... 76%
4 or more bedrooms..................................... 16%
Complete Facilities
With complete plumbing facilities.............. 99.7%
With complete kitchen facilities................. 99.8%
Vehicles Available
No vehicle available.................................... 6.3%
1 vehicle available..................................... 31.6%
2 vehicles available................................... 39.3%
3 or more vehicles available...................... 22.8%
Types of Families
Occupied
Housing Units
Family households.................................................73.3%
Married-couple family.........................................54.6%
Householder 15 to 34 years.................................7.7%
Householder 35 to 64 years...............................36.4%
Householder 65 years and over.........................10.4%
Other family............................................................18.7%
Male householder, no wife present.......................5.6%
Female householder, no husband present.........13.1%
Nonfamily households........................................26.7%
Householder living alone....................................24.1%
Occupied
Household Units
Household Size
1-person household...........................................24.1%
2-person household...........................................34.3%
3-person household...........................................17.3%
4-or-more-person household..............................24.3%
Occupants Per Room
1 or less occupants per room................................98%
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Utility gas...............................................................38.6%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas...........................................7.1%
Electricity...............................................................51.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc................................................8%
Coal............................................................................0%
All other fuels...........................................................1.4%
No fuel used...............................................................4%
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Population 16
years and over........................20,262............... 100%
In labor force..........................11,907...................58.8
Civilian labor force..................11,867...................58.6
Employed...............................11,083...................54.7
Unemployed...........................784..................... 3.9%
Armed Forces.........................40.......................... 2%
Not in labor force....................8,355................ 41.2%
Population 16
years and over....................... 13,295.................100%
In labor force......................... 8,838..................66.5%
Civilian labor force................. 8,765..................65.9%
Employed.............................. 8,390..................63.1%
Unemployed.......................... 375.......................2.8%
Armed Forces........................ 73............................2%
Not in labor force................... 4,457..................33.5%
Margin
of Error
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Margin
of Error
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couple
families
Margin
of Error
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Nonfamily Margin
House-
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The Economic
Development
Partnership of
Aiken County
Programs include the
marketing of Aiken and
Edgefield Counties for capital
investment and job creation,
collection and distribution of
demographic and economic
data, maintaining an accurate
inventory of available sites
and buildings, community
development assistance for
infrastructure projects, and
existing industry relations.
Major
Employers
1. Savannah River
Nuclear Solutions
2. Washington
Savannah
River Company
3. Kimberly-Clark
Corp.
4. Bridgestone
Firestone
5. Advanced
Glasfiber Yarn
6. United Parcel
Service
7. Washington Safety
Management
Solutions
8. Shaw Industries
9. Hubbell Power
Systems
10. GlaxoSmithKline
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Grandparents
Caring for
Grandchildren
Race
One Race
White...................................................................59.9%
Black or African American...................................39.6%
Sex
Male....................................................................30.9%
Female................................................................69.1%
Marital Status
Now married
(including separated and spouse absent)...........79.7%
Unmarried
(never married, widowed, and divorced).............20.3%
Labor Force Status
In labor force.......................................................54.1%
Citizenship Status
Native..................................................................99.5%
Foreign born.............................................................5%
Disability Status
Civilian grandparents living with own
grandchildren under 18 years..............................2,755
With any disability...............................................34.4%
Poverty status in past 12 months
Grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18
years for whom poverty status is determined.......2,755
Income in the past 12 months
below poverty level..............................................10.2%
Income in the past 12 months
at or above poverty level.....................................89.8%
Presence of parent(s) of grandchildren
Householder or spouse responsible for grandchildren
with no parent of grandchildren present.................26%
Aiken County
Poverty Statistics
Below % Below
Poverty Poverty
Total Level Level
Population for whom
poverty status is determined....... 149,229.......... 18,409.........12.3%
AGE
Under 18 years.......................... 35,530............ 6,143...........17,3%
Related children
under 18 years........................... 35,277............ 5,890...........16.7%
18 to 64 years............................ 93,028............ 9,473...........10.2%
65 years and over...................... 20,671............ 2,793...........13.5%
Sex
Male........................................... 71,939............ 7,090.............9,9%
Female....................................... 77,290............ 11,319.........14.6%
Race
White......................................... 105,237.......... 9,558.............9.1%
Black or African American.......... 37,065............ 7,236...........19.5%
Educational Attainment
Population 25 years and over.... 99,775............ 9,441.............9.5%
Less than high school
graduate.................................. 19,070............ 3,977...........20.9%
High school graduate
(includes equivalency)............. 31,460............ 3,354...........10.7%
Some college,
associates degree................... 26,637............ 1,743.............6.5%
Bachelors degree or higher.... 22,608............ 367................1.6%
Employment Status
Civilian labor force
16 years and over...................... 71,759............ 4,676.............6.5%
Employed................................. 66,725............ 3,718.............5.6%
Male......................................... 34,775............ 1,569.............4.5%
Female..................................... 31,950............ 2,149.............6.7%
Unemployed............................ 5,034.............. 958.................19%
Male......................................... 2,506.............. 631..............25.2%
Female..................................... 2,528.............. 327..............12.9%
Work Experience
Population 16 years and over.... 118,067.......... 12,840.........10.9%
Worked full-time, year-round
in the past 12 months................ 44,652............ 1,081.............2.4%
Worked part-time or part-year
in the past 12 months................ 31,778............ 4,555...........14.3%
Did not work............................... 41,637............ 7,204...........17.3%
Smaller Communities
Municipality
Population
Burnettown...................................... 2,720
New Ellenton................................... 2,250
Jackson........................................... 1,625
Wagener..............................................863
Salley..................................................410
Perry....................................................237
Monetta...............................................220
Windsor...............................................127
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