Aiken vs New Ellenton

A side-by-side comparison of Aiken and New Ellenton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Aiken has the higher population (32,334 vs 2,604 in New Ellenton). Aiken has the higher median household income ($69,837 vs $60,625 in New Ellenton). Aiken has the higher median home value ($261,800 vs $164,900 in New Ellenton).

Population, income & housing

	Aiken	New Ellenton
Population	32,334	2,604
Median age	46.5 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,837	$60,625
Median home value	$261,800	$164,900
Median gross rent	$1,199	$695
Housing units	14,683	1,125
Homeownership rate	69.7%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.1%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aiken	New Ellenton
Population	30,671 → 32,334 (+5.4%)	1,965 → 2,604 (+32.5%)
Median household income	$56,199 → $69,837 (+24.3%)	$40,679 → $60,625 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$188,600 → $261,800 (+38.8%)	$83,400 → $164,900 (+97.7%)
Median gross rent	$951 → $1,199 (+26.1%)	$727 → $695 (-4.4%)

Aiken

Population

30,67132,334

Median household income

$56,199$69,837

Median home value

$188,600$261,800

Median gross rent

$951$1,199

New Ellenton

Population

1,9652,604

Median household income

$40,679$60,625

Median home value

$83,400$164,900

Median gross rent

$727$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aiken	New Ellenton
Under 5	4.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	13.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	11.5%	16.4%
35 to 44	9.0%	18.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	6.1%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.3%
65 to 74	15.4%	10.1%
75 and over	13.4%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aiken	New Ellenton
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	42.4%
Black or African American	32.0%	49.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	4.5%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aiken	New Ellenton
No high school diploma	6.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	22.9%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aiken	New Ellenton
Drove alone	79.5%	86.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.4%	1.3%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	5.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aiken	New Ellenton
1-unit, detached	74.1%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Aiken	New Ellenton
Poverty rate	16.3%	13.5%
Average household size	2.38	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1987	1974