Blackville, SC Population

Overview

2,135

Total Population

36.6

Median age

55.08%

Female population %

81.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

67.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

83

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Blackville's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Blackville is 36.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blackville's population under 18 was 24.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blackville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blackville, 19.06% were under the age of 15, 18.88% aged 15 to 29, 40.80% aged 30 to 64, 19.86% aged 65 to 84, and 1.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 217 more females than males in Blackville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.08% females and 44.92% males in Blackville, SC.
The Blackville, SC gender ratio is 81.5:100 i.e. 81.5 men to 100 women (0.815).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 141.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 160.

Blackville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Blackville population: 12.60% are White, 83.51% are Black or African American and 3.89% are some other race.
Blackville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 83 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,052 (96.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blackville is Black or African American with a population of 1,783 (83.51% of the total population).

Blackville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,847 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Blackville's population decreased by 439 (15.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blackville's population decreased by 483 (20.06%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Blackville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,903.