COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mayesville vs Florence
PLACE A
Mayesville, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Mayesville is 99% smaller than Florence. Florence earns more, with a median household income $5,575 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -25%).
MAYESVILLEFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population55441,231−99% vs Florence
Population density5411,684−1,143
Population growth-25.0%7.7%−32.7 pts
Median age36.237.8−1.6
Male42.8%45.0%−2.2 pts
Female57.2%55.0%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born1.1%5.2%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.1%40.5%−22.3 pts
Black81.0%49.8%+31.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other0.8%1.9%−1.1 pts
Median household income$50,568$56,143−$5,575
Per capita income$19,022$34,306−$15,284
Poverty rate29.9%18.9%+11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%30.4%−9.0 pts
Graduate degree1.4%13.5%−12.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%5.4%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation53.1%61.4%−8.3 pts
Median home value$95,600$211,400−$115,800
Median gross rent$806$992−$186
Owner-occupied59.5%58.4%+1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%14.1%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%48.5%+2.0 pts
Average commute19.918.7+1.2
Worked from home0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured1.2%7.1%−5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025