Burnettown vs New Ellenton

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

Burnettown 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.

Burnettown has the higher population (3,090 vs 2,604 in New Ellenton). New Ellenton has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $38,371 in Burnettown). Burnettown has the higher median home value ($189,200 vs $164,900 in New Ellenton).

Population, income & housing

	Burnettown	New Ellenton
Population	3,090	2,604
Median age	33.5 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,371	$60,625
Median home value	$189,200	$164,900
Median gross rent	$1,014	$695
Housing units	1,259	1,125
Homeownership rate	64.0%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnettown	New Ellenton
Population	2,723 → 3,090 (+13.5%)	1,965 → 2,604 (+32.5%)
Median household income	$44,333 → $38,371 (-13.4%)	$40,679 → $60,625 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$149,600 → $189,200 (+26.5%)	$83,400 → $164,900 (+97.7%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $1,014 (+6.1%)	$727 → $695 (-4.4%)

Burnettown

Population

2,7233,090

Median household income

$44,333$38,371

Median home value

$149,600$189,200

Median gross rent

$956$1,014

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)

	Burnettown	New Ellenton
Under 5	10.4%	7.0%
5 to 17	26.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.0%	16.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	18.4%
45 to 54	5.7%	6.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	10.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.1%
75 and over	3.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnettown	New Ellenton
White (non-Hispanic)	68.5%	42.4%
Black or African American	20.2%	49.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	4.5%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnettown	New Ellenton
No high school diploma	11.8%	7.3%
High school graduate	32.5%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnettown	New Ellenton
Drove alone	78.8%	86.1%
Carpooled	3.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.5%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnettown	New Ellenton
1-unit, detached	78.1%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Burnettown	New Ellenton
Poverty rate	26.7%	13.5%
Average household size	2.92	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1984	1974