COMPARING TWO PLACES
Snelling vs Merced
PLACE A
Snelling, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Merced, California
Snelling is 100% smaller than Merced. Merced earns more, with a median household income $11,622 higher. Merced has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -9%).
SNELLINGMERCEDDIFFERENCE
Total population25199,724−100% vs Merced
Population density624,288−4,226
Population growth-8.8%9.3%−18.1 pts
Median age34.730.0+4.7
Male48.4%49.9%−1.5 pts
Female51.6%50.1%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.9%22.1%−21.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.5%21.1%+57.5 pts
Black12.3%4.6%+7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.7%60.1%−51.5 pts
Asian0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Other0.5%4.8%−4.3 pts
Median household income$51,500$63,122−$11,622
Per capita income$29,337$27,343+$1,994
Poverty rate12.5%23.9%−11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4250.467−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%20.2%−5.2 pts
Graduate degree5.4%6.9%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%11.3%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation56.7%61.3%−4.6 pts
Median home value$64,400$372,600−$308,200
Median gross rent$793$1,393−$600
Owner-occupied91.7%45.9%+45.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%6.1%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%52.5%+47.5 pts
Average commute20.428.6−8.3
Worked from home1.0%8.4%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured15.1%7.6%+7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025