Editing Pendleton, South Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 854
|1870= 985
|1880= 672
|1890= 476
|1900= 568
|1910= 822
|1920= 1040
|1930= 1035
|1940= 1278
|1950= 1432
|1960= 2358
|1970= 2615
|1980= 3154
|1990= 3314
|2000= 2966
|2010= 2964
|2020= 3489
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 3589
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pendleton racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4555645&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,323
|66.58%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|713
|20.44%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|4
|0.11%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|81
|2.32%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|235
|6.74%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|132
|3.78%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,489 people, 1,504 households, and 677 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,966 people, 1,397 households, and 799 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|831.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,533 housing units at an average density of {{convert|429.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 64.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 33.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.54% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.52% of the population.

There were 1,397 households, out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.75.
[[File:Montpelier Samuel Maverick Plantation.jpg|thumb|left|Main house at ''Montpelier'', Samuel Maverick plantation, Pendleton]]

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,052, and the median income for a family was $37,606. Males had a median income of $30,341 versus $23,843 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,630. About 15.7% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.2% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
[[File:Farmers' Hall, Pendleton, South Carolina.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Pendleton with Farmers Hall, early twentieth century]]