MEGGETT, SC

A total of 1.03k people lived in Meggett, South Carolina in 2019, with a median age of 58.3 and a typical household income of $56,250. Meggett, South Carolina saw a 14.6% reduction in population between 2018 and 2019—from 1,211 to 1,034—and a 19.6% decline in its median family income—from $70,000 to $56,250.

White (non-Hispanic) (89.7%), Black or African American (non-Hispanic) (8.51%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (0.774%), White (Hispanic) (0.484%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.484%) make up the top 5 ethnic groups in Meggett, South Carolina. In Meggett, South Carolina, 0% of homes have a predominant language other than English.

Americans make up 99.7% of Meggett, South Carolina, residents.

In Meggett, South Carolina, the homeownership rate was 92.8% in 2019 and the median property value was $344,600. The majority of residents of Meggett, South Carolina commuted alone by car, taking an average of 34.6 minutes. In Meggett, South Carolina, there were typically two cars per family.

Diversity

There are 1.03k residents in Meggett, South Carolina, of which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2019, 1.06% of Meggett, South Carolina residents were foreign-born (11 people).

Meggett, South Carolina had 928 more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were Black or African Americans (non-Hispanic) with 88 and Asians (non-Hispanic) with 8.

Ethnicity and Race

Meggett, South Carolina had 928 more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2019 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were Black or African Americans (non-Hispanic) with 88 and Asians (non-Hispanic) with 8.

Hispanics make up 0.967% of the population in Meggett, SC (10 people).

Population Born Abroad

1.06% of Meggett, South Carolina citizens (11 persons) were foreign-born as of 2019, which is less than the 13.7% national average. In Meggett, South Carolina, there were 1.32% foreign-born residents in 2018, a declining percentage.

By Nativity, Age

In Meggett, South Carolina, everyone was 58.3 years old on average in 2019. Citizens who were born in the country were often younger than those who were born abroad, whose median age was 76. However, the population of Meggett, South Carolina, is aging. The average age of all residents of Meggett, South Carolina, in 2018 was 56.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 64,736 of South Carolina's foreign-born residents' birthplaces in 2019, followed by India with 14,943 and Honduras with 11,181 foreign-born individuals.

Citizenship

The percentage of US citizens living in Meggett, South Carolina as of 2019 was 99.7%, higher than the 93.4% national average. Meggett, South Carolina had 99.4% of its population who were US citizens in 2018, a growing trend.

Veterans

Meggett, South Carolina, has 4.31 times more military personnel who served in Vietnam than in any other conflict.

Economy

In South Carolina, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $43,921. South Carolina's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.461, which is less than the country as a whole.

453 people work in Meggett, South Carolina's economy. Construction, Health Care & Social Assistance, and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services are Meggett, South Carolina's largest industries by number of employees (66 each), while Educational Services, Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services, and Finance & Insurance pay the highest wages (103,750, 79,250, and $72,250, respectively).