COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jackson vs Aiken
PLACE A
Jackson, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Aiken, South Carolina
Jackson is 95% smaller than Aiken. Aiken earns more, with a median household income $37,112 higher. Aiken has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -11%).
JACKSONAIKENDIFFERENCE
Total population1,63933,808−95% vs Aiken
Population density4661,562−1,096
Population growth-10.5%8.5%−19.0 pts
Median age59.846.6+13.2
Male46.0%44.9%+1.1 pts
Female54.0%55.1%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%3.3%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.8%59.2%+5.6 pts
Black29.7%30.1%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%4.7%−3.8 pts
Asian0.4%1.7%−1.4 pts
Other4.2%4.3%−0.1 pts
Median household income$39,634$76,746−$37,112
Per capita income$30,184$45,554−$15,370
Poverty rate11.1%17.0%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.500−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%47.7%−31.6 pts
Graduate degree2.9%18.5%−15.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%5.4%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation51.5%53.0%−1.5 pts
Median home value$199,800$286,800−$87,000
Median gross rent$541$1,180−$639
Owner-occupied75.0%68.1%+6.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.9%13.5%−7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households9.3%52.4%−43.1 pts
Average commute20.824.2−3.4
Worked from home4.9%12.2%−7.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured11.9%5.8%+6.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025