COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tatum vs Florence
PLACE A
Tatum, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Tatum is 100% smaller than Florence. Florence earns more, with a median household income $3,018 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 1%).
TATUMFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population7041,231−100% vs Florence
Population density771,684−1,607
Population growth1.3%7.7%−6.3 pts
Median age36.537.8−1.3
Male58.8%45.0%+13.8 pts
Female41.3%55.0%−13.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.7%40.5%+23.3 pts
Black0.0%49.8%−49.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other36.3%1.9%+34.3 pts
Median household income$53,125$56,143−$3,018
Per capita income$16,105$34,306−$18,201
Poverty rate1.3%18.9%−17.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.2%30.4%−28.2 pts
Graduate degree2.2%13.5%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate25.9%5.4%+20.5 pts
Labor force participation58.7%61.4%−2.7 pts
Median home value$86,700$211,400−$124,700
Median gross rent$375$992−$617
Owner-occupied84.6%58.4%+26.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.0%14.1%+20.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.5%−48.5 pts
Average commute17.018.7−1.7
Worked from home0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured5.0%7.1%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025