COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ward vs North Augusta
PLACE A
Ward, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
North Augusta, South Carolina
Ward is 100% smaller than North Augusta. North Augusta earns more, with a median household income $30,467 higher. Ward has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 14%).
WARDNORTH AUGUSTADIFFERENCE
Total population12426,982−100% vs North Augusta
Population density1601,268−1,108
Population growth30.8%14.2%+16.6 pts
Median age35.542.3−6.8
Male46.5%48.7%−2.1 pts
Female53.5%51.3%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born6.9%3.6%+3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.1%70.0%−36.9 pts
Black59.2%16.2%+43.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%7.8%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.8%4.7%−4.0 pts
Median household income$55,625$86,092−$30,467
Per capita income$19,348$48,483−$29,135
Poverty rate37.7%6.6%+31.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%36.7%−26.7 pts
Graduate degree10.0%15.6%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%3.8%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation71.1%66.0%+5.0 pts
Median home value$164,800$233,600−$68,800
Median gross rent$922$1,169−$247
Owner-occupied39.7%70.5%−30.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%12.4%−4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households59.1%34.7%+24.4 pts
Average commute32.822.5+10.3
Worked from home0.0%11.2%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work6.2%0.1%+6.0 pts
Uninsured28.1%7.1%+21.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025