Barnwell vs Hilda

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

Barnwell and Hilda 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 506 in Hilda). Hilda has the higher median household income ($46,111 vs $43,239 in Barnwell). Barnwell has the higher median home value ($137,300 vs $56,600 in Hilda).

Population, income & housing

	Barnwell	Hilda
Population	4,616	506
Median age	33.5 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,239	$46,111
Median home value	$137,300	$56,600
Median gross rent	$545	$725
Housing units	2,265	278
Homeownership rate	64.2%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	15.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnwell	Hilda
Population	4,424 → 4,616 (+4.3%)	433 → 506 (+16.9%)
Median household income	$25,536 → $43,239 (+69.3%)	$39,231 → $46,111 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $137,300 (+18.7%)	$67,800 → $56,600 (-16.5%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $545 (-16.9%)	$575 → $725 (+26.1%)

Barnwell

Population

4,4244,616

Median household income

$25,536$43,239

Median home value

$115,700$137,300

Median gross rent

$656$545

Hilda

Population

433506

Median household income

$39,231$46,111

Median home value

$67,800$56,600

Median gross rent

$575$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnwell	Hilda
Under 5	4.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	21.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	13.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	20.8%
55 to 64	8.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.9%
75 and over	7.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnwell	Hilda
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	88.5%
Black or African American	47.7%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnwell	Hilda
No high school diploma	21.7%	24.6%
High school graduate	42.9%	49.9%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnwell	Hilda
Drove alone	78.4%	83.3%
Carpooled	17.5%	3.2%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	9.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnwell	Hilda
1-unit, detached	66.9%	62.2%
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%	37.8%

Poverty & households

	Barnwell	Hilda
Poverty rate	33.1%	22.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	40
Median year structure built	1969	1974