COMPARING TWO PLACES
Surfside Beach vs Clute
PLACE A
Surfside Beach, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Clute, Texas
Surfside Beach is 59% smaller than Clute. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Surfside Beach has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -5%).
SURFSIDE BEACHCLUTEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,39210,821−59% vs Clute
Population density2,2552,034+220
Population growth8.3%-5.4%+13.7 pts
Median age55.530.0+25.5
Male50.7%47.9%+2.7 pts
Female49.3%52.1%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born1.2%13.8%−12.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%29.1%+63.2 pts
Black1.5%8.0%−6.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%57.9%−57.3 pts
Asian0.6%0.9%−0.3 pts
Other5.1%4.1%+0.9 pts
Median household income$70,106$70,208−$102
Per capita income$40,980$35,505+$5,475
Poverty rate16.8%10.4%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.428Even
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%15.0%+24.4 pts
Graduate degree17.3%4.6%+12.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%8.6%Even
Labor force participation47.4%68.8%−21.4 pts
Median home value$450,100$271,700+$178,400
Median gross rent$1,274$1,130+$144
Owner-occupied67.5%49.2%+18.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate52.2%16.4%+35.8 pts
Rent-burdened households48.0%51.8%−3.7 pts
Average commute20.221.2−1.0
Worked from home12.7%2.9%+9.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured10.4%20.1%−9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025