COMPARING TWO PLACES
Santee vs Orangeburg
PLACE A
Santee, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Santee is 94% smaller than Orangeburg. Santee earns more, with a median household income $8,032 higher. Orangeburg has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -17%).
SANTEEORANGEBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population77513,383−94% vs Orangeburg
Population density3101,485−1,175
Population growth-17.1%-5.2%−11.9 pts
Median age47.436.4+11.0
Male50.0%47.4%+2.6 pts
Female50.0%52.6%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born3.9%1.5%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.1%20.4%−2.3 pts
Black69.6%73.7%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Asian11.3%1.1%+10.2 pts
Other0.9%4.1%−3.1 pts
Median household income$46,667$38,635+$8,032
Per capita income$25,104$19,990+$5,114
Poverty rate28.3%32.6%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4800.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%26.3%+4.8 pts
Graduate degree21.6%13.5%+8.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%11.8%−9.6 pts
Labor force participation60.9%50.5%+10.4 pts
Median home value$161,800$163,500−$1,700
Median gross rent$911$848+$63
Owner-occupied65.1%44.6%+20.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.1%22.5%−6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%54.4%−9.5 pts
Average commute31.424.3+7.1
Worked from home4.9%11.6%−6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured14.3%11.2%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025