COMPARING TWO PLACES
South Carolina vs Rhode Island
PLACE A
South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Rhode Island
South Carolina is 381% larger than Rhode Island. Rhode Island earns more, with a median household income $18,472 higher. South Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 4%).
SOUTH CAROLINARHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population5,296,2251,101,801+381% vs Rhode Island
Population density1761,066−889
Population growth10.7%4.3%+6.4 pts
Median age40.240.6−0.4
Male48.7%49.1%−0.4 pts
Female51.3%50.9%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born5.8%15.3%−9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.9%68.0%−6.1 pts
Black24.6%4.9%+19.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%17.7%−10.3 pts
Asian1.7%3.5%−1.7 pts
Other4.4%5.9%−1.5 pts
Median household income$69,324$87,796−$18,472
Per capita income$39,236$47,150−$7,914
Poverty rate14.1%11.2%+2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.461+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%37.7%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree12.3%15.4%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.8%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation60.5%65.0%−4.5 pts
Median home value$259,000$404,200−$145,200
Median gross rent$1,180$1,342−$162
Owner-occupied71.9%63.6%+8.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%9.1%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%45.4%+0.9 pts
Average commute25.625.5+0.1
Worked from home11.5%13.0%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.7%−1.4 pts
Uninsured9.6%4.4%+5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024