COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfax vs Orangeburg
PLACE A
Fairfax, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Fairfax is 90% smaller than Orangeburg. Fairfax earns more, with a median household income $2,014 higher. Orangeburg has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -26%).
FAIRFAXORANGEBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population1,35213,383−90% vs Orangeburg
Population density4081,485−1,077
Population growth-25.7%-5.2%−20.5 pts
Median age50.336.4+13.9
Male52.2%47.4%+4.8 pts
Female47.8%52.6%−4.8 pts
Foreign-born1.1%1.5%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic21.1%20.4%+0.7 pts
Black76.0%73.7%+2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%0.8%+0.5 pts
Asian0.2%1.1%−0.9 pts
Other1.4%4.1%−2.7 pts
Median household income$40,649$38,635+$2,014
Per capita income$23,941$19,990+$3,951
Poverty rate26.8%32.6%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%26.3%−16.6 pts
Graduate degree3.7%13.5%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%11.8%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation51.7%50.5%+1.2 pts
Median home value$63,000$163,500−$100,500
Median gross rent$662$848−$186
Owner-occupied50.8%44.6%+6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%22.5%−12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households28.2%54.4%−26.2 pts
Average commute41.224.3+17.0
Worked from home3.2%11.6%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured13.9%11.2%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025