Sellers, South Carolina
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Sellers is a town in Marion County, South Carolina
, United States
. The population was 277 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 277 people, 111 households, and 65 families residing in the town. The population density
was 398.9 people per square mile (155.0/km2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 182.9 per square mile (71.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 85.56% African American and 14.44% White.
There were 111 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.1% were married couples
living together, 26.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.46.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 76.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $14,688, and the median income for a family was $16,964. Males had a median income of $19,531 versus $13,125 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $6,325. About 50.7% of families and 50.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 55.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 58.5% of those sixty five or over.
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 277 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Sellers is located at 34.282596°N 79.473493°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 277 people, 111 households, and 65 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 398.9 people per square mile (155.0/km2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 182.9 per square mile (71.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 85.56% African American and 14.44% White.
There were 111 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 26.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.46.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 76.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $14,688, and the median income for a family was $16,964. Males had a median income of $19,531 versus $13,125 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $6,325. About 50.7% of families and 50.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 55.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 58.5% of those sixty five or over.