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Aiken, SC
South Carolina · Aiken County · Augusta-Richmond County Metro
Aiken is a mid-size city in South Carolina with a population of 32,334. Residents earn $69,837 per year, which is 7% below the national average.
3.6
/5.0
B+
Good
32,334
Population
1,487/sq mi density
$69,837
Median Income
$41,976 per capita
$261,800
Home Value
$266,792 Zillow
$1,199
Median Rent
34.3% income on rent
64°F
Avg Temperature
323 sunny days/yr
576
Violent Crime/100K
4,848 property/100K
B+
Overall
3.6 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A
Economy
4.1 / 5.0
$69,837 median income, 2.5% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.6 / 5.0
$261,800 home value, $1,199/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
576 violent crimes/100K (51% above avg)
A+
Education
4.6 / 5.0
45.1% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Aiken
Historic Markers
24
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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UFO Sightings
11
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
3
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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UFO Sightings Near Aiken, SC
11 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Aiken, SC.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aiken, SC | 2013 | Very bright red light moving across the sky, disappears. Another one of the same comes back 30 minutes later. disappears. |
| Aiken, SC | 2013 | Orb with orange glow |
| Aiken county (rural), SC | 2011 | Six hunters see peculiar cluster of lights descend to the ground, hover, then streak off. ((NUFORC Note: Case resolved; flares. PD)) |
| Aiken, SC | 2010 | Triangle shaped object moved slowly with no sound. |
| Aiken, SC | 2008 | Black circle in sky over a lake |
| Aiken, SC | 2007 | Clearly visible metallic cigar shaped craft hovering above densely wooded area at night 75 yards away |
| Aiken, SC | 2004 | Silver cylindrical object; no wings; no vapor trail; no sound . |
| Aiken, SC | 2004 | Straight-line flight with no visible wings or no vapor trail. |
| Aiken, SC | 2003 | Unknown Slow Pulsing Light object moving accross I-20 |
| Aiken, SC | 1974 | parallelogram shape outline only, no matter (substance) visible between the inverting of itself changing from red to green |
| Aiken, SC | 1967 | Strange oval shaped silent metallic object about 2000 feet ovrehead with four oscillating lights |