Denmark vs Govan

A side-by-side comparison of Denmark and Govan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Denmark has the higher population (3,141 vs 61 in Govan). Govan has the higher median household income ($95,833 vs $33,100 in Denmark). Govan has the higher median home value ($97,500 vs $73,000 in Denmark).

Population, income & housing

	Denmark	Govan
Population	3,141	61
Median age	27.3 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$33,100	$95,833
Median home value	$73,000	$97,500
Median gross rent	$785	—
Housing units	1,241	30
Homeownership rate	53.0%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	40.9%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denmark	Govan
Population	2,988 → 3,141 (+5.1%)	60 → 61 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$26,591 → $33,100 (+24.5%)	$29,375 → $95,833 (+226.2%)
Median home value	$58,900 → $73,000 (+23.9%)	$130,000 → $97,500 (-25.0%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $785 (+13.6%)	—

Denmark

Population

2,9883,141

Median household income

$26,591$33,100

Median home value

$58,900$73,000

Median gross rent

$691$785

Govan

Population

6061

Median household income

$29,375$95,833

Median home value

$130,000$97,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denmark	Govan
Under 5	3.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	21.3%
18 to 24	30.0%	3.3%
25 to 34	9.0%	3.3%
35 to 44	6.7%	4.9%
45 to 54	5.3%	16.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	3.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	37.7%
75 and over	7.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denmark	Govan
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	84.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denmark	Govan
No high school diploma	37.2%	18.2%
High school graduate	26.0%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	40.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denmark	Govan
Drove alone	69.3%	96.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	0.0%
Public transit	9.2%	0.0%
Walked	13.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denmark	Govan
1-unit, detached	70.4%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Denmark	Govan
Poverty rate	26.8%	9.8%
Average household size	3.36	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	15	16
Median year structure built	1973	1978