COMPARING TWO PLACES
Edgefield County vs Columbia County
PLACE A
Edgefield County, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Columbia County, Arkansas
Edgefield County is 36% larger than Columbia County. Edgefield County earns more, with a median household income $17,695 higher.
EDGEFIELD COUNTYCOLUMBIA COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population29,80821,894+36% vs Columbia County
Population density6029+31
Population growth-4.9%-7.1%+2.2 pts
Median age41.634.2+7.4
Male54.4%48.4%+6.1 pts
Female45.6%51.6%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born4.0%1.6%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.5%58.2%−1.6 pts
Black30.1%34.4%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%3.5%+3.7 pts
Asian0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
Other5.8%3.6%+2.3 pts
Median household income$73,029$55,334+$17,695
Per capita income$33,147$27,130+$6,017
Poverty rate17.8%21.1%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.476−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%21.9%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree8.4%7.4%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%3.2%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation53.3%55.6%−2.4 pts
Median home value$202,700$152,100+$50,600
Median gross rent$720$649+$71
Owner-occupied80.1%70.7%+9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.2%23.8%−8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.3%24.2%+12.1 pts
Average commute25.622.3+3.3
Worked from home6.2%5.4%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.4%+1.1 pts
Uninsured9.0%7.5%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025