COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elko vs Orangeburg
PLACE A
Elko, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Elko is 99% smaller than Orangeburg. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Orangeburg has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -27%).
ELKOORANGEBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population14013,383−99% vs Orangeburg
Population density1331,485−1,352
Population growth-27.5%-5.2%−22.3 pts
Median age32.336.4−4.1
Male51.4%47.4%+4.0 pts
Female48.6%52.6%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.6%20.4%−1.8 pts
Black66.6%73.7%−7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other14.9%4.1%+10.8 pts
Median household income$40,278$38,635+$1,643
Per capita income$18,905$19,990−$1,085
Poverty rate26.7%32.6%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%26.3%−18.9 pts
Graduate degree7.5%13.5%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate48.4%11.8%+36.6 pts
Labor force participation52.8%50.5%+2.3 pts
Median home value$85,500$163,500−$78,000
Median gross rent$1,571$848+$723
Owner-occupied74.4%44.6%+29.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%22.5%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households63.6%54.4%+9.3 pts
Average commute34.324.3+10.0
Worked from home19.4%11.6%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured20.9%11.2%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025