COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kline vs Aiken
PLACE A
Kline, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Aiken, South Carolina
Kline is 100% smaller than Aiken. Aiken earns more, with a median household income $7,996 higher. Aiken has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -25%).
KLINEAIKENDIFFERENCE
Total population14433,808−100% vs Aiken
Population density461,562−1,515
Population growth-24.9%8.5%−33.3 pts
Median age35.846.6−10.8
Male54.5%44.9%+9.6 pts
Female45.5%55.1%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born1.9%3.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.9%59.2%+5.8 pts
Black13.6%30.1%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.3%4.7%+9.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other7.1%4.3%+2.9 pts
Median household income$68,750$76,746−$7,996
Per capita income$29,777$45,554−$15,777
Poverty rate16.2%17.0%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3770.500−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%47.7%−41.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%18.5%−18.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%5.4%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation46.4%53.0%−6.5 pts
Median home value$104,700$286,800−$182,100
Median gross rent$1,042$1,180−$138
Owner-occupied83.9%68.1%+15.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate50.0%13.5%+36.5 pts
Rent-burdened households11.1%52.4%−41.3 pts
Average commute28.024.2+3.8
Worked from home4.7%12.2%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured16.9%5.8%+11.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025