COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salley vs Aiken
PLACE A
Salley, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Aiken, South Carolina
Salley is 99% smaller than Aiken. Aiken earns more, with a median household income $42,406 higher. Aiken has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -17%).
SALLEYAIKENDIFFERENCE
Total population35633,808−99% vs Aiken
Population density4651,562−1,097
Population growth-17.3%8.5%−25.8 pts
Median age37.346.6−9.3
Male52.4%44.9%+7.5 pts
Female47.6%55.1%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.6%59.2%−18.5 pts
Black53.8%30.1%+23.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other5.6%4.3%+1.3 pts
Median household income$34,340$76,746−$42,406
Per capita income$21,406$45,554−$24,148
Poverty rate33.0%17.0%+16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.500−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%47.7%−35.2 pts
Graduate degree8.0%18.5%−10.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%5.4%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation50.9%53.0%−2.0 pts
Median home value$219,400$286,800−$67,400
Median gross rent$675$1,180−$505
Owner-occupied60.6%68.1%−7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.7%13.5%+16.3 pts
Rent-burdened households27.8%52.4%−24.7 pts
Average commute33.624.2+9.4
Worked from home14.9%12.2%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured7.3%5.8%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025