COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smoaks vs Orangeburg
PLACE A
Smoaks, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Smoaks is 99% smaller than Orangeburg. Smoaks earns more, with a median household income $45,948 higher. Orangeburg has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -22%).
SMOAKSORANGEBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population9713,383−99% vs Orangeburg
Population density601,485−1,426
Population growth-22.2%-5.2%−17.0 pts
Median age54.336.4+17.9
Male45.3%47.4%−2.1 pts
Female54.7%52.6%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%20.4%+79.6 pts
Black0.0%73.7%−73.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Median household income$84,583$38,635+$45,948
Per capita income$46,661$19,990+$26,671
Poverty rate2.1%32.6%−30.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2950.513−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%26.3%+9.3 pts
Graduate degree30.1%13.5%+16.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
Labor force participation63.6%50.5%+13.2 pts
Median home value$155,000$163,500−$8,500
Median gross rent$760$848−$88
Owner-occupied80.0%44.6%+35.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%22.5%−14.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.4%−54.4 pts
Average commute33.624.3+9.3
Worked from home0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured2.1%11.2%−9.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025