Pendleton, SC Population

Overview

3,447

Total Population

42.3

Median age

52.16%

Female population %

91.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

50.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Pendleton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pendleton is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pendleton's population under 18 was 15.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pendleton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pendleton, 13.49% were under the age of 15, 26.66% aged 15 to 29, 39.83% aged 30 to 64, 19.29% aged 65 to 84, and 0.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 149 more females than males in Pendleton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.16% females and 47.84% males in Pendleton, SC.
The Pendleton, SC gender ratio is 91.7:100 i.e. 91.7 men to 100 women (0.917).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 223.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 403.

Pendleton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pendleton population: 77.34% are White, 14.91% are Black or African American, 2.61% are Asian, 1.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.78% are some other race and 3.34% are multiracial.
Pendleton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,447 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pendleton is White with a population of 2,666 (77.34% of the total population).

Pendleton's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 3,589 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Pendleton's population increased by 78 (2.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pendleton's population increased by 470 (15.54%), 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, Pendleton's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,946.