Pelzer vs Sandy Springs

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

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

Pelzer has the higher population (1,570 vs 955 in Sandy Springs). Sandy Springs has the higher median household income ($68,393 vs $54,886 in Pelzer). Sandy Springs has the higher median home value ($261,600 vs $170,400 in Pelzer).

Population, income & housing

	Pelzer	Sandy Springs
Population	1,570	955
Median age	40.0 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,886	$68,393
Median home value	$170,400	$261,600
Median gross rent	$1,036	$938
Housing units	815	328
Homeownership rate	72.9%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelzer	Sandy Springs
Population	1,360 → 1,570 (+15.4%)	974 → 955 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $54,886 (+37.2%)	$77,750 → $68,393 (-12.0%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $170,400 (+149.5%)	$253,000 → $261,600 (+3.4%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $1,036 (+48.9%)	$643 → $938 (+45.9%)

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

Sandy Springs

Population

974955

Median household income

$77,750$68,393

Median home value

$253,000$261,600

Median gross rent

$643$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pelzer	Sandy Springs
Under 5	4.1%	9.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	22.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	8.0%
65 to 74	17.3%	9.7%
75 and over	4.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelzer	Sandy Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	53.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.4%
Asian	0.4%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelzer	Sandy Springs
No high school diploma	22.1%	38.2%
High school graduate	34.6%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelzer	Sandy Springs
Drove alone	81.1%	81.3%
Carpooled	13.9%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelzer	Sandy Springs
1-unit, detached	90.9%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Pelzer	Sandy Springs
Poverty rate	25.9%	38.6%
Average household size	2.14	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	30	16
Median year structure built	1938	2001