COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saluda vs Fletcher
PLACE A
Saluda, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fletcher, North Carolina
Saluda is 63% smaller than Fletcher. Fletcher earns more, with a median household income $32,766 higher. Fletcher has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -12%).
SALUDAFLETCHERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,0868,373−63% vs Fletcher
Population density9501,322−372
Population growth-12.4%11.1%−23.6 pts
Median age30.941.7−10.8
Male59.1%49.5%+9.5 pts
Female40.9%50.5%−9.5 pts
Foreign-born18.2%10.2%+8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.9%80.6%−66.7 pts
Black26.2%2.5%+23.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino55.2%8.5%+46.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Other4.6%4.5%+0.1 pts
Median household income$42,506$75,272−$32,766
Per capita income$15,495$37,486−$21,991
Poverty rate43.9%7.6%+36.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.362+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%39.8%−25.7 pts
Graduate degree3.8%10.1%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%3.0%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation58.9%63.6%−4.7 pts
Median home value$77,700$331,100−$253,400
Median gross rent$816$1,484−$668
Owner-occupied49.0%85.3%−36.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%7.1%+1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households55.8%43.5%+12.3 pts
Average commute20.823.7−2.9
Worked from home2.3%11.1%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured35.8%10.9%+24.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025