COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bethune vs Sterling
PLACE A
Bethune, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Bethune is 50% smaller than Sterling. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $23,981 higher. Bethune has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -16%).
BETHUNESTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population339674−50% vs Sterling
Population density308820−512
Population growth-5.7%-15.8%+10.1 pts
Median age41.740.2+1.5
Male50.0%45.1%+4.9 pts
Female50.0%54.9%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born2.5%0.5%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.1%88.0%−4.9 pts
Black4.1%3.6%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%3.2%+1.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other7.5%5.2%+2.3 pts
Median household income$44,000$67,981−$23,981
Per capita income$27,912$36,630−$8,718
Poverty rate34.0%14.0%+20.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5110.476+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%11.9%+10.0 pts
Graduate degree8.8%4.2%+4.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%0.0%+6.5 pts
Labor force participation42.1%41.9%+0.3 pts
Median home value$106,800$131,900−$25,100
Median gross rent$1,591$604+$987
Owner-occupied66.7%74.1%−7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.3%10.4%+9.9 pts
Rent-burdened households61.8%57.7%+4.1 pts
Average commute28.727.2+1.5
Worked from home2.1%2.4%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured23.1%10.1%+13.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025