COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chapin vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Chapin, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Chapin is 95% smaller than Cedar Falls. Chapin earns more, with a median household income $2,935 higher. Chapin has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 4%).
CHAPINCEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,94541,240−95% vs Cedar Falls
Population density9821,401−419
Population growth25.2%3.7%+21.5 pts
Median age43.029.3+13.7
Male47.4%48.4%−1.0 pts
Female52.6%51.6%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born3.6%3.4%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.7%90.6%−17.9 pts
Black16.1%1.4%+14.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%2.2%+1.5 pts
Asian1.9%3.2%−1.2 pts
Other5.7%2.7%+3.0 pts
Median household income$79,922$76,987+$2,935
Per capita income$39,301$41,428−$2,127
Poverty rate7.5%15.7%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%50.4%−15.7 pts
Graduate degree8.7%21.5%−12.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%3.9%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation62.7%68.8%−6.1 pts
Median home value$221,000$263,600−$42,600
Median gross rent$1,570$1,203+$367
Owner-occupied86.4%64.0%+22.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%5.3%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households64.6%55.0%+9.6 pts
Average commute31.314.0+17.3
Worked from home9.4%11.1%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Uninsured8.1%3.0%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025