Aiken County, South Carolina

Aiken County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 142,552; in 2005, the estimated that its population had reached 150,181. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,798 (1,080 ). 2,778 km² (1,073 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (0.72%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 142,552 people, 55,587 households, and 39,411 families residing in the county. The was 51/km² (133/sq mi). There were 61,987 housing units at an average density of 22/km² (58/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.37%, 25.56% or , 0.40% , 0.63% , 0.03% , and 1.18% from two or more races. 2.12% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 55,587 households out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.30% were living together, 13.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,889, and the median income for a family was $45,769. Males had a median income of $36,743 versus $23,810 for females. The for the county was $18,772. About 10.60% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the, including 18.90% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.