COMPARING TWO PLACES
Woodruff vs Merrill
PLACE A
Woodruff, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Merrill, Oregon
Woodruff is 597% larger than Merrill. Woodruff earns more, with a median household income $14,352 higher. Woodruff has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
WOODRUFFMERRILLDIFFERENCE
Total population6,026865+597% vs Merrill
Population density1,1881,885−697
Population growth3.0%-2.7%+5.7 pts
Median age34.842.0−7.2
Male53.7%46.9%+6.9 pts
Female46.3%53.1%−6.9 pts
Foreign-born6.5%9.6%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.2%48.7%+13.5 pts
Black21.3%3.5%+17.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.4%41.0%−26.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.1%6.7%−4.6 pts
Median household income$70,959$56,607+$14,352
Per capita income$28,677$24,157+$4,520
Poverty rate14.2%22.7%−8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3040.403−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%6.2%+12.8 pts
Graduate degree3.5%2.0%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%8.7%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation68.1%50.9%+17.3 pts
Median home value$204,800$204,700+$100
Median gross rent$810$678+$132
Owner-occupied54.3%64.1%−9.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%4.3%+10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households36.0%35.1%+0.9 pts
Average commute27.822.6+5.2
Worked from home4.6%1.4%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.4%6.3%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025