COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saluda vs Gloucester Point
PLACE A
Saluda, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Gloucester Point, Virginia
Saluda is 72% smaller than Gloucester Point. Gloucester Point earns more, with a median household income $31,495 higher. Gloucester Point has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -12%).
SALUDAGLOUCESTER POINTDIFFERENCE
Total population3,08611,109−72% vs Gloucester Point
Population density9501,182−232
Population growth-12.4%12.6%−25.0 pts
Median age30.941.4−10.5
Male59.1%47.8%+11.3 pts
Female40.9%52.2%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born18.2%2.2%+16.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.9%74.9%−61.0 pts
Black26.2%13.3%+12.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino55.2%6.2%+49.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other4.6%4.2%+0.4 pts
Median household income$42,506$74,001−$31,495
Per capita income$15,495$36,180−$20,685
Poverty rate43.9%7.5%+36.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.383+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%23.6%−9.5 pts
Graduate degree3.8%8.0%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%3.4%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation58.9%58.4%+0.5 pts
Median home value$77,700$320,700−$243,000
Median gross rent$816$1,062−$246
Owner-occupied49.0%67.0%−18.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%10.7%−2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households55.8%37.2%+18.6 pts
Average commute20.835.4−14.6
Worked from home2.3%10.1%−7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured35.8%5.0%+30.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024