COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ridgeway vs Kalifornsky
PLACE A
Ridgeway, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Kalifornsky, Alaska
Ridgeway is 97% smaller than Kalifornsky. Kalifornsky earns more, with a median household income $49,401 higher. Kalifornsky has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -17%).
RIDGEWAYKALIFORNSKYDIFFERENCE
Total population2548,663−97% vs Kalifornsky
Population density524126+398
Population growth-16.6%8.1%−24.7 pts
Median age55.940.7+15.2
Male47.1%51.1%−4.0 pts
Female52.9%48.9%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.4%2.1%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.7%76.2%−6.4 pts
Black27.6%0.5%+27.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%3.2%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other0.0%18.4%−18.4 pts
Median household income$44,107$93,508−$49,401
Per capita income$33,126$48,661−$15,535
Poverty rate32.6%8.6%+24.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5500.446+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%31.6%−7.5 pts
Graduate degree11.3%11.0%+0.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%5.2%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation59.9%59.1%+0.8 pts
Median home value$169,800$336,800−$167,000
Median gross rent$635$1,394−$759
Owner-occupied62.8%85.3%−22.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.5%18.4%+9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%40.2%+26.5 pts
Average commute24.924.0+0.9
Worked from home9.7%11.5%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.4%12.7%−4.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024