Sycamore vs Ulmer

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

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

Sycamore has the higher population (128 vs 118 in Ulmer). Since 2019, Ulmer's population has grown faster (+218.9% vs -27.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Sycamore	Ulmer
Population	128	118
Median age	48.0 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$95,250
Median home value	$98,300	—
Median gross rent	$658	—
Housing units	81	59
Homeownership rate	57.8%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sycamore	Ulmer
Population	177 → 128 (-27.7%)	37 → 118 (+218.9%)
Median household income	$40,326 → $25,000 (-38.0%)	$43,500 → $95,250 (+119.0%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $98,300 (+28.0%)	$62,500 → $84,000 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $658 (+14.4%)	—

Sycamore

Population

177128

Median household income

$40,326$25,000

Median home value

$76,800$98,300

Median gross rent

$575$658

Ulmer

Population

37118

Median household income

$43,500$95,250

Median home value

$62,500$84,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sycamore	Ulmer
Under 5	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.2%	32.2%
18 to 24	18.8%	2.5%
25 to 34	6.3%	6.8%
35 to 44	7.8%	4.2%
45 to 54	7.0%	18.6%
55 to 64	43.0%	26.3%
65 to 74	3.1%	5.9%
75 and over	0.8%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sycamore	Ulmer
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	81.4%
Black or African American	4.7%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sycamore	Ulmer
No high school diploma	9.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.0%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	36.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sycamore	Ulmer
Drove alone	85.9%	91.4%
Carpooled	11.5%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sycamore	Ulmer
1-unit, detached	64.2%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.8%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Sycamore	Ulmer
Poverty rate	15.6%	4.2%
Average household size	2.84	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1975	1967