Barnwell vs Elko

A side-by-side comparison of Barnwell and Elko: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barnwell has the higher population (4,616 vs 198 in Elko). Barnwell has the higher median household income ($43,239 vs $41,023 in Elko). Barnwell has the higher median home value ($137,300 vs $85,700 in Elko).

Population, income & housing

	Barnwell	Elko
Population	4,616	198
Median age	33.5 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,239	$41,023
Median home value	$137,300	$85,700
Median gross rent	$545	—
Housing units	2,265	80
Homeownership rate	64.2%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	15.1%	65.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnwell	Elko
Population	4,424 → 4,616 (+4.3%)	176 → 198 (+12.5%)
Median household income	$25,536 → $43,239 (+69.3%)	$28,125 → $41,023 (+45.9%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $137,300 (+18.7%)	$72,000 → $85,700 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $545 (-16.9%)	$432 → $432 (+0.0%)

Barnwell

Population

4,4244,616

Median household income

$25,536$43,239

Median home value

$115,700$137,300

Median gross rent

$656$545

Elko

Population

176198

Median household income

$28,125$41,023

Median home value

$72,000$85,700

Median gross rent

$432$432

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnwell	Elko
Under 5	4.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	21.6%	8.6%
18 to 24	13.3%	36.4%
25 to 34	12.4%	2.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	6.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.1%
55 to 64	8.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.8%	20.7%
75 and over	7.5%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnwell	Elko
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	24.2%
Black or African American	47.7%	75.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnwell	Elko
No high school diploma	21.7%	40.2%
High school graduate	42.9%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnwell	Elko
Drove alone	78.4%	91.4%
Carpooled	17.5%	2.9%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	5.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnwell	Elko
1-unit, detached	66.9%	51.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	48.8%

Poverty & households

	Barnwell	Elko
Poverty rate	33.1%	17.7%
Average household size	2.50	3.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	36
Median year structure built	1969	1976