COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fair Play vs Republic
PLACE A
Fair Play, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Republic, Washington
Fair Play is 25% smaller than Republic. Fair Play earns more, with a median household income $21,666 higher. Fair Play has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -8%).
FAIR PLAYREPUBLICDIFFERENCE
Total population7571,016−25% vs Republic
Population density112715−604
Population growth2.5%-7.5%+10.0 pts
Median age52.136.3+15.8
Male51.0%61.4%−10.4 pts
Female49.0%38.6%+10.4 pts
Foreign-born5.3%2.0%+3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%81.2%+13.6 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%5.6%−3.9 pts
Asian3.4%0.0%+3.4 pts
Other0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Median household income$82,083$60,417+$21,666
Per capita income$43,428$34,957+$8,471
Poverty rate31.3%16.4%+15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.505−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%22.4%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree10.7%7.4%+3.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%17.0%−12.8 pts
Labor force participation46.7%47.8%−1.0 pts
Median home value$222,500$236,200−$13,700
Median gross rent–$843–
Owner-occupied84.3%51.9%+32.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.8%14.6%+12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households67.8%53.3%+14.5 pts
Average commute42.19.4+32.7
Worked from home30.2%12.9%+17.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.5%4.3%+0.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024