COMPARING TWO PLACES
Santee vs Bostonia
PLACE A
Santee, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Bostonia, California
Santee is 95% smaller than Bostonia. Bostonia earns more, with a median household income $32,211 higher. Bostonia has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -17%).
SANTEEBOSTONIADIFFERENCE
Total population77516,765−95% vs Bostonia
Population density3108,705−8,395
Population growth-17.1%9.8%−26.8 pts
Median age47.434.2+13.2
Male50.0%46.5%+3.5 pts
Female50.0%53.5%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born3.9%16.8%−12.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.1%48.6%−30.4 pts
Black69.6%8.8%+60.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%32.8%−32.8 pts
Asian11.3%3.3%+8.1 pts
Other0.9%6.6%−5.6 pts
Median household income$46,667$78,878−$32,211
Per capita income$25,104$34,412−$9,308
Poverty rate28.3%13.6%+14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4800.417+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%21.9%+9.2 pts
Graduate degree21.6%4.6%+17.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%7.9%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation60.9%67.5%−6.6 pts
Median home value$161,800$487,600−$325,800
Median gross rent$911$2,087−$1,176
Owner-occupied65.1%42.3%+22.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.1%4.4%+11.7 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%59.3%−14.4 pts
Average commute31.424.9+6.5
Worked from home4.9%12.8%−7.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Uninsured14.3%6.7%+7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024