COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cheraw vs Florence
PLACE A
Cheraw, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Cheraw is 88% smaller than Florence. Florence earns more, with a median household income $29,454 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -14%).
CHERAWFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,92141,231−88% vs Florence
Population density8271,684−857
Population growth-13.9%7.7%−21.5 pts
Median age44.637.8+6.8
Male47.1%45.0%+2.2 pts
Female52.9%55.0%−2.2 pts
Foreign-born5.0%5.2%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.9%40.5%−1.6 pts
Black54.5%49.8%+4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%4.6%−2.4 pts
Asian1.0%3.2%−2.2 pts
Other3.3%1.9%+1.4 pts
Median household income$26,689$56,143−$29,454
Per capita income$27,463$34,306−$6,843
Poverty rate37.0%18.9%+18.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5650.499+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%30.4%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree8.0%13.5%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%5.4%+6.4 pts
Labor force participation54.2%61.4%−7.3 pts
Median home value$152,200$211,400−$59,200
Median gross rent$800$992−$192
Owner-occupied47.8%58.4%−10.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%14.1%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households58.1%48.5%+9.6 pts
Average commute13.818.7−4.9
Worked from home2.1%11.0%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured11.8%7.1%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025