Pelzer vs Starr

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

Pelzer and Starr 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 231 in Starr). Starr has the higher median household income ($57,813 vs $54,886 in Pelzer). Pelzer has the higher median home value ($170,400 vs $153,800 in Starr).

Population, income & housing

	Pelzer	Starr
Population	1,570	231
Median age	40.0 yrs	26.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,886	$57,813
Median home value	$170,400	$153,800
Median gross rent	$1,036	$850
Housing units	815	93
Homeownership rate	72.9%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelzer	Starr
Population	1,360 → 1,570 (+15.4%)	177 → 231 (+30.5%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $54,886 (+37.2%)	$48,333 → $57,813 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $170,400 (+149.5%)	$119,200 → $153,800 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $1,036 (+48.9%)	$640 → $850 (+32.8%)

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

Starr

Population

177231

Median household income

$48,333$57,813

Median home value

$119,200$153,800

Median gross rent

$640$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pelzer	Starr
Under 5	4.1%	8.7%
5 to 17	22.2%	22.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	15.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	7.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	17.3%	6.5%
75 and over	4.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelzer	Starr
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelzer	Starr
No high school diploma	22.1%	17.9%
High school graduate	34.6%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelzer	Starr
Drove alone	81.1%	72.2%
Carpooled	13.9%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelzer	Starr
1-unit, detached	90.9%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Pelzer	Starr
Poverty rate	25.9%	16.5%
Average household size	2.14	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1938	1959