Belton vs Powdersville

A side-by-side comparison of Belton and Powdersville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Powdersville has the higher population (11,321 vs 4,405 in Belton). Powdersville has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $48,164 in Belton). Powdersville has the higher median home value ($318,600 vs $116,300 in Belton).

Population, income & housing

	Belton	Powdersville
Population	4,405	11,321
Median age	33.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,164	$88,125
Median home value	$116,300	$318,600
Median gross rent	$896	$1,231
Housing units	1,718	4,372
Homeownership rate	61.4%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belton	Powdersville
Population	4,366 → 4,405 (+0.9%)	9,632 → 11,321 (+17.5%)
Median household income	$31,976 → $48,164 (+50.6%)	$67,424 → $88,125 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$96,400 → $116,300 (+20.6%)	$188,300 → $318,600 (+69.2%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $896 (+31.2%)	$816 → $1,231 (+50.9%)

Belton

Population

4,3664,405

Median household income

$31,976$48,164

Median home value

$96,400$116,300

Median gross rent

$683$896

Powdersville

Population

9,63211,321

Median household income

$67,424$88,125

Median home value

$188,300$318,600

Median gross rent

$816$1,231

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belton	Powdersville
Under 5	7.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	24.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	2.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	17.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	7.7%	19.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.9%
75 and over	8.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belton	Powdersville
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	78.8%
Black or African American	8.6%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belton	Powdersville
No high school diploma	16.9%	6.2%
High school graduate	40.2%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belton	Powdersville
Drove alone	86.8%	84.9%
Carpooled	12.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	9.4%
Other means	0.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belton	Powdersville
1-unit, detached	86.8%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	17.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Belton	Powdersville
Poverty rate	19.2%	8.5%
Average household size	2.83	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1957	1996