COMPARING TWO PLACES
Edgefield vs Aiken
PLACE A
Edgefield, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Aiken, South Carolina
Edgefield is 88% smaller than Aiken. Aiken earns more, with a median household income $37,058 higher. Aiken has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -51%).
EDGEFIELDAIKENDIFFERENCE
Total population4,18233,808−88% vs Aiken
Population density9661,562−596
Population growth-51.1%8.5%−59.6 pts
Median age40.046.6−6.6
Male70.0%44.9%+25.0 pts
Female30.0%55.1%−25.0 pts
Foreign-born7.7%3.3%+4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.9%59.2%−23.3 pts
Black51.2%30.1%+21.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.4%4.7%+5.7 pts
Asian0.6%1.7%−1.1 pts
Other1.9%4.3%−2.4 pts
Median household income$39,688$76,746−$37,058
Per capita income$17,495$45,554−$28,059
Poverty rate31.4%17.0%+14.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5140.500+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%47.7%−34.2 pts
Graduate degree2.6%18.5%−15.9 pts
Unemployment rate12.4%5.4%+7.1 pts
Labor force participation32.8%53.0%−20.1 pts
Median home value$122,500$286,800−$164,300
Median gross rent$731$1,180−$449
Owner-occupied50.5%68.1%−17.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%13.5%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households53.6%52.4%+1.2 pts
Average commute30.024.2+5.7
Worked from home3.4%12.2%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured7.0%5.8%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025