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Denmark is a small town of 3,117 people in Bamberg County, South Carolina. It's about 50 miles from Augusta, GA and 132 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $806 a month.
3,117people
$81kTypical home
$806/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,117
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 798 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 50 mi to Augusta, GA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$510/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (440 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,128 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to CAE airport
- 70 mi to CHS (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 240 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bamberg County: D+15 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.