Country United States County Lexington FIPS code 45-65207 Elevation 66 m | State South Carolina Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1867530 Population 15,755 (2000) | |
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Area 20.72 km² (20.2 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Seven Oaks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States, 6 miles outside Columbia. The population was 15,755 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Map of Seven Oaks, SC, USA
Geography
Seven Oaks is located at 34°2′57″N 81°8′31″W (34.049200, -81.141948).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.6 km²), of which, 7.8 square miles (20.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.38%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,755 people, 6,633 households, and 4,324 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,007.9 people per square mile (774.9/km²). There were 6,979 housing units at an average density of 889.4 per square mile (343.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.51% White, 21.50% African American, 0.33% Native American, 2.81% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.
There were 6,633 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,019, and the median income for a family was $58,890. Males had a median income of $37,508 versus $27,940 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,388. About 4.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.