COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cheraw vs Fountain
PLACE A
Cheraw, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fountain, North Carolina
Cheraw is 1143% larger than Fountain. Cheraw earns more, with a median household income $4,439 higher.
CHERAWFOUNTAINDIFFERENCE
Total population4,921396+1143% vs Fountain
Population density827430+396
Population growth-13.9%-9.8%−4.0 pts
Median age44.636.1+8.5
Male47.1%46.2%+0.9 pts
Female52.9%53.8%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born5.0%0.0%+5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.9%41.1%−2.2 pts
Black54.5%57.9%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other3.3%1.0%+2.3 pts
Median household income$26,689$22,250+$4,439
Per capita income$27,463$17,800+$9,663
Poverty rate37.0%57.7%−20.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5650.616−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%23.3%−3.0 pts
Graduate degree8.0%8.5%−0.5 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%28.6%−16.8 pts
Labor force participation54.2%57.8%−3.6 pts
Median home value$152,200$134,700+$17,500
Median gross rent$800$725+$75
Owner-occupied47.8%53.3%−5.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%28.3%−14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households58.1%62.8%−4.8 pts
Average commute13.817.3−3.6
Worked from home2.1%9.8%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.8%4.4%+7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025