MEGGETT, SC

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The median age of the 1.12k residents in Meggett, South Carolina was 51.4, and the median family income was $80,486. The population of Meggett, South Carolina increased from 1,034 to 1,124 between 2019 and 2020, an 8.7% rise, while its median household income increased from $56,250 to $80,486, a 43.1% increase.

White (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), Black or African American (non-Hispanic) (13.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (0.534%), Other (Hispanic) (0.356%), and Two+ (non-Hispanic) (0.089%) make up the top 5 ethnic groups in Meggett, South Carolina.

In Meggett, South Carolina, none of the households claimed that their primary shared language was anything other than English. Only the principal self-reported language used by all household members is taken into account here, not the potential multilingual character of households.

Americans make up 99.5% of Meggett, South Carolina, residents.

Meggett, South Carolina had a $371,700 median home value and a 95.5% homeownership rate in 2020. The majority of residents of Meggett, South Carolina commuted alone by car, taking an average of 37.1 minutes. In Meggett, South Carolina, there were typically two cars per family.

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Diversity

1.12k people call Meggett, South Carolina home, and 99.5% of them are citizens. In Meggett, South Carolina, 1.07% of persons were foreign-born as of the year 2020. (12 people).

White (non-Hispanic) residents made up 966 of all residents in Meggett, South Carolina, 6.57 times more than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups, Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and Asian (Non-Hispanic), were represented by 147 and 6 persons, respectively.

Ethnicity and Race

Hispanics make up 0.356% of the population in Meggett, SC (4 people).

Population Born Abroad

Twelve persons in Meggett, South Carolina were foreign-born as of the year 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Meggett, South Carolina had 1.06% of residents who were foreign-born in 2019, which indicates that the rate has been rising.

By Nativity, Age

The median age of all residents in Meggett, South Carolina, in 2020 was 51.4. With a median age of 51, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 61. But the population of Meggett, South Carolina, is getting younger. The average age of all residents of Meggett, South Carolina, in 2019 was 58.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 62,463 of South Carolina's foreign-born residents' birthplaces in 2020, followed by India with 16,261 and Honduras with 12,981 of these residents.

Citizenship

Meggett, South Carolina's population was 99.5% US citizens as of 2020, which is greater than the 93.4% national average. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Meggett, SC was 99.7%, showing that the rate of citizenship has been dropping.

Veterans

Vietnam veterans make up a significant portion of the military population in Veterans Meggett, South Carolina—4.6 times more than in any other combat.

Economy

In South Carolina, the average income of men is $137 times greater than that of women, who earn $45,267 on average. South Carolina's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.462, which is lower than the US average.

The economy of Meggett, SC employs 546 people. Transportation & Warehousing (146 people), Construction (68 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people) are Meggett, South Carolina's largest industries. Manufacturing ($48,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($95,625), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($52,031) pay the highest wages in Meggett.