Russellville vs St. Stephen

A side-by-side comparison of Russellville and St. Stephen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Stephen has the higher population (1,460 vs 273 in Russellville). St. Stephen has the higher median home value ($131,400 vs $80,000 in Russellville). Since 2019, Russellville's population has grown faster (+40.0% vs -16.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Russellville	St. Stephen
Population	273	1,460
Median age	60.3 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,688
Median home value	$80,000	$131,400
Median gross rent	—	$764
Housing units	190	541
Homeownership rate	59.3%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Russellville	St. Stephen
Population	195 → 273 (+40.0%)	1,752 → 1,460 (-16.7%)
Median household income	$95,348 → $74,519 (-21.8%)	$27,000 → $59,688 (+121.1%)
Median home value	$68,000 → $80,000 (+17.6%)	$132,200 → $131,400 (-0.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$603 → $764 (+26.7%)

Russellville

Population

195273

Median household income

$95,348$74,519

Median home value

$68,000$80,000

St. Stephen

Population

1,7521,460

Median household income

$27,000$59,688

Median home value

$132,200$131,400

Median gross rent

$603$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Russellville	St. Stephen
Under 5	0.0%	11.5%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.3%
45 to 54	25.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	20.1%	17.7%
65 to 74	33.7%	6.6%
75 and over	2.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Russellville	St. Stephen
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	71.8%
Black or African American	76.6%	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	21.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Russellville	St. Stephen
No high school diploma	0.0%	14.5%
High school graduate	87.8%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	8.6%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Russellville	St. Stephen
Drove alone	18.8%	88.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.0%
Worked from home	81.2%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Russellville	St. Stephen
1-unit, detached	48.9%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	51.1%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Russellville	St. Stephen
Poverty rate	39.2%	27.5%
Average household size	2.02	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1974	1984