Arial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Arial had a population of 2,729. The median age was 41.9 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.9 males age 18 and over.
79.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 20.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,076 households in Arial, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.0% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.