COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sycamore vs Orangeburg
PLACE A
Sycamore, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Sycamore is 99% smaller than Orangeburg. Orangeburg earns more, with a median household income $13,635 higher. Orangeburg has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -18%).
SYCAMOREORANGEBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population13813,383−99% vs Orangeburg
Population density441,485−1,442
Population growth-18.3%-5.2%−13.1 pts
Median age57.036.4+20.6
Male63.2%47.4%+15.8 pts
Female36.8%52.6%−15.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%20.4%+63.4 pts
Black11.8%73.7%−61.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other4.4%4.1%+0.4 pts
Median household income$25,000$38,635−$13,635
Per capita income$43,710$19,990+$23,720
Poverty rate27.9%32.6%−4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6360.513+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%26.3%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree7.3%13.5%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
Labor force participation58.5%50.5%+8.0 pts
Median home value$98,300$163,500−$65,200
Median gross rent$422$848−$426
Owner-occupied56.4%44.6%+11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate45.1%22.5%+22.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.4%−54.4 pts
Average commute31.124.3+6.8
Worked from home0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured19.1%11.2%+7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025