COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olanta vs Florence
PLACE A
Olanta, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Olanta is 99% smaller than Florence. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
OLANTAFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population55041,231−99% vs Florence
Population density5531,684−1,131
Population growth-2.3%7.7%−10.0 pts
Median age38.537.8+0.7
Male38.5%45.0%−6.5 pts
Female61.5%55.0%+6.5 pts
Foreign-born1.1%5.2%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.1%40.5%+0.6 pts
Black53.0%49.8%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%4.6%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other4.1%1.9%+2.2 pts
Median household income$54,464$56,143−$1,679
Per capita income$25,047$34,306−$9,259
Poverty rate15.3%18.9%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%30.4%−20.3 pts
Graduate degree2.4%13.5%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate16.5%5.4%+11.1 pts
Labor force participation55.7%61.4%−5.7 pts
Median home value$115,000$211,400−$96,400
Median gross rent$845$992−$147
Owner-occupied58.5%58.4%Even
Housing vacancy rate9.0%14.1%−5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households2.5%48.5%−45.9 pts
Average commute21.818.7+3.1
Worked from home2.3%11.0%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work3.3%0.9%+2.4 pts
Uninsured10.0%7.1%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025