COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ward vs Aiken
PLACE A
Ward, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Aiken, South Carolina
Ward is 100% smaller than Aiken. Aiken earns more, with a median household income $21,121 higher. Ward has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 8%).
WARDAIKENDIFFERENCE
Total population12433,808−100% vs Aiken
Population density1601,562−1,402
Population growth30.8%8.5%+22.3 pts
Median age35.546.6−11.1
Male46.5%44.9%+1.6 pts
Female53.5%55.1%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born6.9%3.3%+3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.1%59.2%−26.1 pts
Black59.2%30.1%+29.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%4.7%+2.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.8%4.3%−3.5 pts
Median household income$55,625$76,746−$21,121
Per capita income$19,348$45,554−$26,206
Poverty rate37.7%17.0%+20.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.500−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%47.7%−37.7 pts
Graduate degree10.0%18.5%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%5.4%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation71.1%53.0%+18.1 pts
Median home value$164,800$286,800−$122,000
Median gross rent$922$1,180−$258
Owner-occupied39.7%68.1%−28.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%13.5%−5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households59.1%52.4%+6.7 pts
Average commute32.824.2+8.6
Worked from home0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Public transit to work6.2%0.7%+5.5 pts
Uninsured28.1%5.8%+22.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025