COMPARING TWO PLACES
Surfside Beach vs Freeport
PLACE A
Surfside Beach, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Freeport, Pennsylvania
Surfside Beach is 163% larger than Freeport. Surfside Beach earns more, with a median household income $21,263 higher. Surfside Beach has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -4%).
SURFSIDE BEACHFREEPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population4,3921,672+163% vs Freeport
Population density2,2551,317+938
Population growth8.3%-4.2%+12.5 pts
Median age55.537.6+17.9
Male50.7%49.5%+1.2 pts
Female49.3%50.5%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born1.2%1.3%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%93.3%−1.0 pts
Black1.5%0.4%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other5.1%6.0%−0.9 pts
Median household income$70,106$48,843+$21,263
Per capita income$40,980$37,268+$3,712
Poverty rate16.8%27.3%−10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.524−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%23.6%+15.9 pts
Graduate degree17.3%8.5%+8.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%5.6%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation47.4%63.7%−16.3 pts
Median home value$450,100$110,600+$339,500
Median gross rent$1,274$774+$500
Owner-occupied67.5%56.9%+10.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate52.2%6.5%+45.6 pts
Rent-burdened households48.0%23.7%+24.3 pts
Average commute20.222.1−1.9
Worked from home12.7%12.1%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.4%1.7%+8.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025