Abbeville vs Donalds

A side-by-side comparison of Abbeville and Donalds: population, income, housing, and more.

Abbeville and Donalds are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Abbeville has the higher population (4,863 vs 352 in Donalds). Donalds has the higher median household income ($49,643 vs $38,983 in Abbeville). Donalds has the higher median home value ($109,100 vs $108,500 in Abbeville).

Population, income & housing

	Abbeville	Donalds
Population	4,863	352
Median age	37.0 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$38,983	$49,643
Median home value	$108,500	$109,100
Median gross rent	$575	$818
Housing units	2,321	154
Homeownership rate	44.8%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbeville	Donalds
Population	5,045 → 4,863 (-3.6%)	339 → 352 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$24,809 → $38,983 (+57.1%)	$55,938 → $49,643 (-11.3%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $108,500 (+17.3%)	$74,200 → $109,100 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $575 (-12.6%)	$708 → $818 (+15.5%)

Abbeville

Population

5,0454,863

Median household income

$24,809$38,983

Median home value

$92,500$108,500

Median gross rent

$658$575

Donalds

Population

339352

Median household income

$55,938$49,643

Median home value

$74,200$109,100

Median gross rent

$708$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbeville	Donalds
Under 5	4.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.9%	12.8%
18 to 24	4.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.6%
35 to 44	16.5%	5.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	27.0%
55 to 64	9.0%	9.9%
65 to 74	14.4%	13.6%
75 and over	7.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbeville	Donalds
White (non-Hispanic)	41.1%	75.0%
Black or African American	53.8%	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbeville	Donalds
No high school diploma	15.9%	11.7%
High school graduate	42.9%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbeville	Donalds
Drove alone	80.5%	80.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	14.8%
Other means	4.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbeville	Donalds
1-unit, detached	59.6%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.9%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	13.6%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Abbeville	Donalds
Poverty rate	23.4%	15.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1966	1958