COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alcolu vs Camden
PLACE A
Alcolu, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Camden, South Carolina
Alcolu is 95% smaller than Camden. Camden earns more, with a median household income $21,659 higher. Camden has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -6%).
ALCOLUCAMDENDIFFERENCE
Total population4599,201−95% vs Camden
Population density101828−727
Population growth-6.3%13.9%−20.2 pts
Median age17.742.4−24.7
Male47.3%44.4%+2.9 pts
Female52.7%55.6%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.7%59.4%−40.7 pts
Black49.2%31.0%+18.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.4%6.5%+22.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other2.6%2.5%+0.1 pts
Median household income$41,917$63,576−$21,659
Per capita income$21,668$41,218−$19,550
Poverty rate44.6%13.2%+31.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%39.1%−12.5 pts
Graduate degree13.1%17.7%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation52.0%60.4%−8.4 pts
Median home value$165,500$265,300−$99,800
Median gross rent$685$956−$271
Owner-occupied69.6%69.0%+0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%54.9%+45.1 pts
Average commute17.830.6−12.8
Worked from home18.5%3.6%+14.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.3%9.4%−8.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024