COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookdale vs Orangeburg
PLACE A
Brookdale, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Brookdale is 68% smaller than Orangeburg. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Orangeburg has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -21%).
BROOKDALEORANGEBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population4,29113,383−68% vs Orangeburg
Population density1,1781,485−307
Population growth-21.1%-5.2%−15.9 pts
Median age32.936.4−3.5
Male44.3%47.4%−3.1 pts
Female55.7%52.6%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%1.5%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.7%20.4%−19.7 pts
Black98.3%73.7%+24.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other1.0%4.1%−3.0 pts
Median household income$39,449$38,635+$814
Per capita income$21,927$19,990+$1,937
Poverty rate34.8%32.6%+2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%26.3%−13.8 pts
Graduate degree6.3%13.5%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate21.5%11.8%+9.7 pts
Labor force participation50.8%50.5%+0.4 pts
Median home value$96,500$163,500−$67,000
Median gross rent$678$848−$170
Owner-occupied45.9%44.6%+1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.6%22.5%+12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households31.9%54.4%−22.5 pts
Average commute25.424.3+1.1
Worked from home8.9%11.6%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured12.4%11.2%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024