COMPARING TWO PLACES
South Carolina vs Delaware
PLACE A
South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Delaware
South Carolina is 419% larger than Delaware. Delaware earns more, with a median household income $15,630 higher.
SOUTH CAROLINADELAWAREDIFFERENCE
Total population5,296,2251,021,191+419% vs Delaware
Population density176524−348
Population growth10.7%10.2%+0.4 pts
Median age40.241.6−1.4
Male48.7%48.4%+0.2 pts
Female51.3%51.6%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born5.8%10.7%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.9%58.1%+3.8 pts
Black24.6%21.4%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%11.0%−3.7 pts
Asian1.7%4.3%−2.5 pts
Other4.4%5.2%−0.8 pts
Median household income$69,324$84,954−$15,630
Per capita income$39,236$45,375−$6,139
Poverty rate14.1%10.4%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.449+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%35.8%−3.6 pts
Graduate degree12.3%15.3%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.1%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation60.5%62.1%−1.6 pts
Median home value$259,000$352,000−$93,000
Median gross rent$1,180$1,401−$221
Owner-occupied71.9%73.0%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%13.4%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%46.6%−0.3 pts
Average commute25.626.0−0.3
Worked from home11.5%15.0%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.8%−1.5 pts
Uninsured9.6%6.3%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024