COMPARING TWO PLACES
South Carolina vs Tennessee
PLACE A
South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Tennessee
South Carolina is 25% smaller than Tennessee. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
SOUTH CAROLINATENNESSEEDIFFERENCE
Total population5,296,2257,066,383−25% vs Tennessee
Population density176171+5
Population growth10.7%8.9%+1.8 pts
Median age40.238.9+1.3
Male48.7%49.1%−0.4 pts
Female51.3%50.9%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born5.8%6.1%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.9%71.0%−9.1 pts
Black24.6%15.4%+9.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%7.4%−0.0 pts
Asian1.7%1.9%−0.1 pts
Other4.4%4.2%+0.2 pts
Median household income$69,324$69,595−$271
Per capita income$39,236$39,437−$201
Poverty rate14.1%13.8%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.476Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%31.1%+1.1 pts
Graduate degree12.3%11.7%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%4.7%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation60.5%62.4%−1.9 pts
Median home value$259,000$286,700−$27,700
Median gross rent$1,180$1,189−$9
Owner-occupied71.9%66.9%+4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%10.2%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%44.3%+2.0 pts
Average commute25.625.7−0.1
Worked from home11.5%12.9%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.4%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.6%10.0%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024