COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ward vs Red Bank
PLACE A
Ward, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Red Bank, South Carolina
Ward is 99% smaller than Red Bank. Red Bank earns more, with a median household income $12,379 higher. Ward has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 14%).
WARDRED BANKDIFFERENCE
Total population12411,314−99% vs Red Bank
Population density160902−743
Population growth30.8%13.6%+17.2 pts
Median age35.536.9−1.4
Male46.5%48.2%−1.7 pts
Female53.5%51.8%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born6.9%3.8%+3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.1%72.3%−39.2 pts
Black59.2%18.5%+40.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%5.7%+1.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.8%3.2%−2.4 pts
Median household income$55,625$68,004−$12,379
Per capita income$19,348$29,773−$10,425
Poverty rate37.7%11.5%+26.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.355+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%19.3%−9.3 pts
Graduate degree10.0%5.8%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%5.7%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation71.1%66.0%+5.1 pts
Median home value$164,800$189,000−$24,200
Median gross rent$922$1,160−$238
Owner-occupied39.7%77.1%−37.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%4.8%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households59.1%47.6%+11.5 pts
Average commute32.825.1+7.7
Worked from home0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work6.2%0.0%+6.2 pts
Uninsured28.1%11.3%+16.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024