COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cove vs Pendleton
PLACE A
Cove, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Pendleton, South Carolina
Cove is 84% smaller than Pendleton. Cove earns more, with a median household income $20,599 higher. Pendleton has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 12%).
COVEPENDLETONDIFFERENCE
Total population6103,739−84% vs Pendleton
Population density759762−4
Population growth12.3%17.7%−5.4 pts
Median age47.640.4+7.2
Male48.8%41.9%+6.9 pts
Female51.2%58.1%−6.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%5.4%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.2%74.0%+17.3 pts
Black0.2%19.1%−18.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Asian0.2%1.5%−1.3 pts
Other6.9%5.5%+1.4 pts
Median household income$82,500$61,901+$20,599
Per capita income$90,014$44,500+$45,514
Poverty rate12.7%21.8%−9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6900.526+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%50.0%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree9.9%20.5%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%2.5%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation37.7%65.9%−28.2 pts
Median home value$328,000$250,500+$77,500
Median gross rent$1,390$1,034+$356
Owner-occupied71.1%52.7%+18.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.1%7.4%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households55.6%29.6%+26.0 pts
Average commute24.224.0+0.2
Worked from home6.1%13.0%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured15.7%7.2%+8.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025