COMPARING TWO PLACES
Snelling vs Aiken
PLACE A
Snelling, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Aiken, South Carolina
Snelling is 99% smaller than Aiken. Aiken earns more, with a median household income $25,246 higher. Aiken has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -9%).
SNELLINGAIKENDIFFERENCE
Total population25133,808−99% vs Aiken
Population density621,562−1,500
Population growth-8.8%8.5%−17.2 pts
Median age34.746.6−11.9
Male48.4%44.9%+3.5 pts
Female51.6%55.1%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born0.9%3.3%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.5%59.2%+19.4 pts
Black12.3%30.1%−17.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.7%4.7%+4.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.5%4.3%−3.8 pts
Median household income$51,500$76,746−$25,246
Per capita income$29,337$45,554−$16,217
Poverty rate12.5%17.0%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4250.500−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%47.7%−32.7 pts
Graduate degree5.4%18.5%−13.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%5.4%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation56.7%53.0%+3.7 pts
Median home value$64,400$286,800−$222,400
Median gross rent$793$1,180−$387
Owner-occupied91.7%68.1%+23.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%13.5%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%52.4%+47.6 pts
Average commute20.424.2−3.9
Worked from home1.0%12.2%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured15.1%5.8%+9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025