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Bethune is a Census town of 438 people across 1.10 square miles of land, in Kershaw County. Median household income is $44,000, 66.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethune
What Bethune is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.1 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land397 plus or minus 169
- County holding the largest share of its areaKershaw County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Bethune
- Population438 plus or minus 186
- Median age41.7 plus or minus 13.0
- Population under 1898 plus or minus 39
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Population 65 and over108 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over24.7 percent
- Households204 plus or minus 83
- Family households124 plus or minus 66
- Share of households that are families60.8 percent plus or minus 20.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bethune
- Median household income$44,000 plus or minus $24,487
- Per capita income$27,912 plus or minus $9,176
- Civilian labor force153 plus or minus 67
- Employed143 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over284 plus or minus 104
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent plus or minus 42.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.8 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bethune
- Housing units256 plus or minus 97
- Occupied units204 plus or minus 83
- Vacant units52 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate20.3 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Owner occupied136 plus or minus 45
- Renter occupied68 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate66.7 percent plus or minus 35.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,591 plus or minus $997
- Annual rent as a share of median income43.4 percent plus or minus 36.4
- Single family units239 plus or minus 97
- Share single family93.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more2.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bethune gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute139 plus or minus 60
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more67 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.2 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Drove alone78.2 percent plus or minus 47.1
- Carpooled19.0 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Bethune
- NFIP communityTown of Bethune
- NFIP community number450116
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/19/06
The Town of Bethune participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450116 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kershaw County, not Bethune
Kershaw County context, not Bethune figures
- Establishments in Kershaw County1,208
- Covered employment, Kershaw County18,335
- Average annual pay, Kershaw County$49,084
- Housing units permitted, Kershaw County474
Every figure in this section is published for Kershaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bethune.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bethune questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bethune, South Carolina?
438, in 204 households. Bethune town covers 1.10 square miles of land, which is 397 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bethune in?
Kershaw County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bethune?
$44,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,800. Median gross rent is $1,591 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bethune in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bethune appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bethune, town of, community 450116, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bethune figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kershaw County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bethune.
Is zoning published for Bethune?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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