COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cheraw vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Cheraw, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Cheraw is 82% smaller than Aberdeen. Aberdeen earns more, with a median household income $37,716 higher. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -14%).
CHERAWABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population4,92127,961−82% vs Aberdeen
Population density8271,693−866
Population growth-13.9%9.2%−23.1 pts
Median age44.636.4+8.2
Male47.1%48.8%−1.7 pts
Female52.9%51.2%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born5.0%5.3%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.9%81.5%−42.6 pts
Black54.5%1.8%+52.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%5.5%−3.3 pts
Asian1.0%3.4%−2.3 pts
Other3.3%7.9%−4.6 pts
Median household income$26,689$64,405−$37,716
Per capita income$27,463$38,258−$10,795
Poverty rate37.0%13.8%+23.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5650.451+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%35.0%−14.7 pts
Graduate degree8.0%10.7%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%3.7%+8.1 pts
Labor force participation54.2%68.3%−14.1 pts
Median home value$152,200$217,300−$65,100
Median gross rent$800$762+$38
Owner-occupied47.8%61.7%−13.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%8.7%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households58.1%44.4%+13.6 pts
Average commute13.811.9+1.9
Worked from home2.1%5.4%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured11.8%5.5%+6.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025