Centerville vs Powdersville

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

Centerville 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 6,860 in Centerville). Powdersville has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $66,912 in Centerville). Powdersville has the higher median home value ($318,600 vs $212,800 in Centerville).

Population, income & housing

	Centerville	Powdersville
Population	6,860	11,321
Median age	46.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,912	$88,125
Median home value	$212,800	$318,600
Median gross rent	$1,027	$1,231
Housing units	3,319	4,372
Homeownership rate	83.4%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centerville	Powdersville
Population	7,173 → 6,860 (-4.4%)	9,632 → 11,321 (+17.5%)
Median household income	$55,565 → $66,912 (+20.4%)	$67,424 → $88,125 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $212,800 (+40.6%)	$188,300 → $318,600 (+69.2%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $1,027 (+32.0%)	$816 → $1,231 (+50.9%)

Centerville

Population

7,1736,860

Median household income

$55,565$66,912

Median home value

$151,300$212,800

Median gross rent

$778$1,027

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)

	Centerville	Powdersville
Under 5	4.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	19.4%
45 to 54	14.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.9%
75 and over	10.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centerville	Powdersville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	78.8%
Black or African American	7.3%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	1.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centerville	Powdersville
No high school diploma	5.9%	6.2%
High school graduate	40.5%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centerville	Powdersville
Drove alone	87.2%	84.9%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	9.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centerville	Powdersville
1-unit, detached	77.6%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	17.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Centerville	Powdersville
Poverty rate	7.3%	8.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	37
Median year structure built	1990	1996