COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jackson vs Carbondale
PLACE A
Jackson, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Jackson is 81% smaller than Carbondale. Carbondale earns more, with a median household income $8,082 higher. Carbondale has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -11%).
JACKSONCARBONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,6398,731−81% vs Carbondale
Population density4662,692−2,227
Population growth-10.5%-0.7%−9.8 pts
Median age59.842.3+17.5
Male46.0%51.6%−5.6 pts
Female54.0%48.4%+5.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.4%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.8%80.2%−15.4 pts
Black29.7%2.2%+27.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%10.9%−9.9 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other4.2%6.7%−2.5 pts
Median household income$39,634$47,716−$8,082
Per capita income$30,184$27,436+$2,748
Poverty rate11.1%26.4%−15.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.455−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%19.0%−2.9 pts
Graduate degree2.9%7.5%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%8.4%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation51.5%52.7%−1.2 pts
Median home value$199,800$132,200+$67,600
Median gross rent$541$660−$119
Owner-occupied75.0%51.2%+23.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.9%11.2%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households9.3%49.8%−40.4 pts
Average commute20.819.4+1.4
Worked from home4.9%4.7%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%3.5%+8.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025