COMPARING TWO PLACES
South Carolina vs Maine
PLACE A
South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Maine
South Carolina is 282% larger than Maine. Maine earns more, with a median household income $5,409 higher. South Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 3%).
SOUTH CAROLINAMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population5,296,2251,387,817+282% vs Maine
Population density17645+131
Population growth10.7%2.6%+8.1 pts
Median age40.244.8−4.6
Male48.7%49.3%−0.6 pts
Female51.3%50.7%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born5.8%4.1%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.9%89.9%−28.0 pts
Black24.6%1.8%+22.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%2.2%+5.2 pts
Asian1.7%1.1%+0.6 pts
Other4.4%5.0%−0.6 pts
Median household income$69,324$74,733−$5,409
Per capita income$39,236$43,742−$4,506
Poverty rate14.1%10.7%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%36.2%−4.1 pts
Graduate degree12.3%13.7%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%3.8%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation60.5%61.7%−1.2 pts
Median home value$259,000$296,600−$37,600
Median gross rent$1,180$1,139+$41
Owner-occupied71.9%74.3%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%20.6%−7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%44.1%+2.3 pts
Average commute25.624.6+1.1
Worked from home11.5%15.9%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.6%6.2%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024