Allendale vs Sycamore

A side-by-side comparison of Allendale and Sycamore: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Allendale has the higher population (2,595 vs 128 in Sycamore). Sycamore has the higher median home value ($98,300 vs $65,300 in Allendale). Since 2019, Allendale's population has grown faster (-13.8% vs -27.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Allendale	Sycamore
Population	2,595	128
Median age	36.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$25,250	—
Median home value	$65,300	$98,300
Median gross rent	$685	$658
Housing units	1,557	81
Homeownership rate	59.0%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allendale	Sycamore
Population	3,009 → 2,595 (-13.8%)	177 → 128 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$19,463 → $25,250 (+29.7%)	$40,326 → $25,000 (-38.0%)
Median home value	$38,600 → $65,300 (+69.2%)	$76,800 → $98,300 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $685 (+12.5%)	$575 → $658 (+14.4%)

Allendale

Population

3,0092,595

Median household income

$19,463$25,250

Median home value

$38,600$65,300

Median gross rent

$609$685

Sycamore

Population

177128

Median household income

$40,326$25,000

Median home value

$76,800$98,300

Median gross rent

$575$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allendale	Sycamore
Under 5	9.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	19.7%	10.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	18.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	6.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	7.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	7.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	43.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	3.1%
75 and over	7.6%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allendale	Sycamore
White (non-Hispanic)	13.7%	93.8%
Black or African American	62.2%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allendale	Sycamore
No high school diploma	16.3%	9.2%
High school graduate	36.5%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allendale	Sycamore
Drove alone	83.9%	85.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	1.1%	0.0%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allendale	Sycamore
1-unit, detached	67.6%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Allendale	Sycamore
Poverty rate	42.8%	15.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1975	1975