Pelzer vs Pendleton

A side-by-side comparison of Pelzer and Pendleton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pendleton has the higher population (3,542 vs 1,570 in Pelzer). Pendleton has the higher median household income ($60,517 vs $54,886 in Pelzer). Pendleton has the higher median home value ($236,900 vs $170,400 in Pelzer).

Population, income & housing

	Pelzer	Pendleton
Population	1,570	3,542
Median age	40.0 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,886	$60,517
Median home value	$170,400	$236,900
Median gross rent	$1,036	$891
Housing units	815	2,050
Homeownership rate	72.9%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	51.0%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelzer	Pendleton
Population	1,360 → 1,570 (+15.4%)	3,217 → 3,542 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $54,886 (+37.2%)	$34,139 → $60,517 (+77.3%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $170,400 (+149.5%)	$126,200 → $236,900 (+87.7%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $1,036 (+48.9%)	$643 → $891 (+38.6%)

Pelzer

Population

1,3601,570

Median household income

$40,000$54,886

Median home value

$68,300$170,400

Median gross rent

$696$1,036

Pendleton

Population

3,2173,542

Median household income

$34,139$60,517

Median home value

$126,200$236,900

Median gross rent

$643$891

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pelzer	Pendleton
Under 5	4.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	22.2%	9.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	12.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	19.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	17.3%	13.4%
75 and over	4.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelzer	Pendleton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	76.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelzer	Pendleton
No high school diploma	22.1%	7.5%
High school graduate	34.6%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelzer	Pendleton
Drove alone	81.1%	85.0%
Carpooled	13.9%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelzer	Pendleton
1-unit, detached	90.9%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Pelzer	Pendleton
Poverty rate	25.9%	23.5%
Average household size	2.14	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1938	1979