Sandy Springs vs Starr

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

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

Sandy Springs has the higher population (955 vs 231 in Starr). Sandy Springs has the higher median household income ($68,393 vs $57,813 in Starr). Sandy Springs has the higher median home value ($261,600 vs $153,800 in Starr).

Population, income & housing

	Sandy Springs	Starr
Population	955	231
Median age	35.0 yrs	26.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,393	$57,813
Median home value	$261,600	$153,800
Median gross rent	$938	$850
Housing units	328	93
Homeownership rate	77.1%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandy Springs	Starr
Population	974 → 955 (-2.0%)	177 → 231 (+30.5%)
Median household income	$77,750 → $68,393 (-12.0%)	$48,333 → $57,813 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$253,000 → $261,600 (+3.4%)	$119,200 → $153,800 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $938 (+45.9%)	$640 → $850 (+32.8%)

Sandy Springs

Population

974955

Median household income

$77,750$68,393

Median home value

$253,000$261,600

Median gross rent

$643$938

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)

	Sandy Springs	Starr
Under 5	9.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	22.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	15.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	7.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.1%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	8.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.5%
75 and over	10.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandy Springs	Starr
White (non-Hispanic)	53.0%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.4%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	24.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandy Springs	Starr
No high school diploma	38.2%	17.9%
High school graduate	17.7%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandy Springs	Starr
Drove alone	81.3%	72.2%
Carpooled	12.5%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandy Springs	Starr
1-unit, detached	84.1%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Sandy Springs	Starr
Poverty rate	38.6%	16.5%
Average household size	2.91	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	2001	1959