COMPARING TWO PLACES
Royston vs Seneca
PLACE A
Royston, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Seneca, South Carolina
Royston is 71% smaller than Seneca. Seneca earns more, with a median household income $17,587 higher. Seneca has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 3%).
ROYSTONSENECADIFFERENCE
Total population2,6939,424−71% vs Seneca
Population density8211,143−322
Population growth2.6%9.2%−6.6 pts
Median age39.139.6−0.5
Male45.4%44.9%+0.5 pts
Female54.6%55.1%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born4.6%2.6%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.0%72.8%−13.8 pts
Black29.8%17.4%+12.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%6.4%−4.9 pts
Asian4.2%0.8%+3.4 pts
Other5.5%2.6%+2.9 pts
Median household income$34,435$52,022−$17,587
Per capita income$27,954$34,204−$6,250
Poverty rate22.2%22.1%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5500.466+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%29.1%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree10.7%10.0%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%8.9%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation48.3%61.8%−13.5 pts
Median home value$220,800$240,000−$19,200
Median gross rent$545$807−$262
Owner-occupied61.3%51.4%+9.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.0%12.2%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households24.9%45.5%−20.5 pts
Average commute36.116.0+20.1
Worked from home3.3%4.4%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.6%11.4%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025