COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olar vs North Augusta
PLACE A
Olar, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
North Augusta, South Carolina
Olar is 99% smaller than North Augusta. North Augusta earns more, with a median household income $58,592 higher. North Augusta has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -16%).
OLARNORTH AUGUSTADIFFERENCE
Total population20126,982−99% vs North Augusta
Population density2561,268−1,011
Population growth-16.3%14.2%−30.5 pts
Median age40.242.3−2.1
Male52.5%48.7%+3.8 pts
Female47.5%51.3%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.7%3.6%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.9%70.0%−21.0 pts
Black27.3%16.2%+11.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Asian0.7%1.2%−0.5 pts
Other23.0%4.7%+18.3 pts
Median household income$27,500$86,092−$58,592
Per capita income$21,651$48,483−$26,832
Poverty rate22.3%6.6%+15.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5690.444+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%36.7%−18.6 pts
Graduate degree11.7%15.6%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%3.8%+6.0 pts
Labor force participation42.3%66.0%−23.8 pts
Median home value$90,000$233,600−$143,600
Median gross rent$1,188$1,169+$19
Owner-occupied81.3%70.5%+10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate48.4%12.4%+36.0 pts
Rent-burdened households83.3%34.7%+48.6 pts
Average commute33.922.5+11.4
Worked from home0.0%11.2%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured1.4%7.1%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025