COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cheraw vs Fort Carson
PLACE A
Cheraw, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fort Carson, Colorado
Cheraw is 73% smaller than Fort Carson. Fort Carson earns more, with a median household income $39,548 higher. Fort Carson has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -14%).
CHERAWFORT CARSONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,92118,019−73% vs Fort Carson
Population density827644+182
Population growth-13.9%28.1%−42.0 pts
Median age44.622.3+22.3
Male47.1%66.3%−19.1 pts
Female52.9%33.7%+19.1 pts
Foreign-born5.0%4.8%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.9%54.1%−15.2 pts
Black54.5%10.8%+43.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%21.9%−19.7 pts
Asian1.0%4.7%−3.6 pts
Other3.3%8.5%−5.1 pts
Median household income$26,689$66,237−$39,548
Per capita income$27,463$27,674−$211
Poverty rate37.0%15.3%+21.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5650.373+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%25.6%−5.4 pts
Graduate degree8.0%8.6%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%3.7%+8.1 pts
Labor force participation54.2%86.0%−31.9 pts
Median home value$152,200$101,600+$50,600
Median gross rent$800$2,180−$1,380
Owner-occupied47.8%0.0%+47.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%9.7%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households58.1%59.5%−1.4 pts
Average commute13.811.0+2.8
Worked from home2.1%1.6%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured11.8%1.5%+10.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024