COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mountain City vs Clemson
PLACE A
Mountain City, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Clemson, South Carolina
Mountain City is 87% smaller than Clemson. Clemson earns more, with a median household income $10,702 higher. Clemson has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs -5%).
MOUNTAIN CITYCLEMSONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,49018,941−87% vs Clemson
Population density7392,394−1,655
Population growth-4.6%27.2%−31.7 pts
Median age52.224.8+27.4
Male49.0%55.1%−6.0 pts
Female51.0%44.9%+6.0 pts
Foreign-born3.3%6.9%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.7%76.9%+7.9 pts
Black3.9%8.1%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.4%3.0%+6.4 pts
Asian0.5%5.3%−4.8 pts
Other1.4%6.8%−5.4 pts
Median household income$38,818$49,520−$10,702
Per capita income$25,395$37,246−$11,851
Poverty rate34.1%36.0%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.567−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%59.4%−47.5 pts
Graduate degree3.8%34.5%−30.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%4.5%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation43.3%56.0%−12.7 pts
Median home value$216,300$398,400−$182,100
Median gross rent$516$1,007−$491
Owner-occupied56.9%34.3%+22.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%10.0%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households39.3%58.0%−18.8 pts
Average commute21.718.9+2.8
Worked from home20.1%9.8%+10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Uninsured14.3%8.4%+5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025