COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olar vs Aiken
PLACE A
Olar, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Aiken, South Carolina
Olar is 99% smaller than Aiken. Aiken earns more, with a median household income $49,246 higher. Aiken has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -16%).
OLARAIKENDIFFERENCE
Total population20133,808−99% vs Aiken
Population density2561,562−1,306
Population growth-16.3%8.5%−24.8 pts
Median age40.246.6−6.4
Male52.5%44.9%+7.6 pts
Female47.5%55.1%−7.6 pts
Foreign-born0.7%3.3%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.9%59.2%−10.2 pts
Black27.3%30.1%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Asian0.7%1.7%−1.0 pts
Other23.0%4.3%+18.7 pts
Median household income$27,500$76,746−$49,246
Per capita income$21,651$45,554−$23,903
Poverty rate22.3%17.0%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5690.500+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%47.7%−29.6 pts
Graduate degree11.7%18.5%−6.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%5.4%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation42.3%53.0%−10.7 pts
Median home value$90,000$286,800−$196,800
Median gross rent$1,188$1,180+$8
Owner-occupied81.3%68.1%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate48.4%13.5%+34.9 pts
Rent-burdened households83.3%52.4%+30.9 pts
Average commute33.924.2+9.7
Worked from home0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured1.4%5.8%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025