Bamberg County, South Carolina

Bamberg County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 16,658; a 2005 estimate placed the population at 15,880. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,024 (395 ). 1,019 km² (393 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.56%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,658 people, 6,123 households, and 4,255 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (42/sq mi). There were 7,130 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 36.47%, 62.50% or , 0.16% , 0.19% , 0.01% , 0.14% from , and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,123 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.60% were living together, 21.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 12.90% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,007, and the median income for a family was $29,360. Males had a median income of $25,524 versus $19,191 for females. The for the county was $12,584. About 23.90% of families and 27.80% of the population were below the, including 35.00% of those under age 18 and 25.80% of those age 65 or over.