COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sumpter vs Pendleton
PLACE A
Sumpter, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Pendleton, South Carolina
Sumpter is 95% smaller than Pendleton. Pendleton earns more, with a median household income $35,430 higher. Pendleton has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 0%).
SUMPTERPENDLETONDIFFERENCE
Total population2053,739−95% vs Pendleton
Population density94762−668
Population growth0.0%17.7%−17.7 pts
Median age69.940.4+29.5
Male48.2%41.9%+6.3 pts
Female51.8%58.1%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%74.0%+26.0 pts
Black0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Median household income$26,471$61,901−$35,430
Per capita income$27,217$44,500−$17,283
Poverty rate19.3%21.8%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5310.526Even
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%50.0%−34.2 pts
Graduate degree6.6%20.5%−13.9 pts
Unemployment rate20.0%2.5%+17.5 pts
Labor force participation12.7%65.9%−53.2 pts
Median home value$89,700$250,500−$160,800
Median gross rent$820$1,034−$214
Owner-occupied96.3%52.7%+43.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate61.8%7.4%+54.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%29.6%−29.6 pts
Average commute44.824.0+20.8
Worked from home0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025