Sangaree vs St. Stephen

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

Sangaree 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.

Sangaree has the higher population (8,517 vs 1,460 in St. Stephen). Sangaree has the higher median household income ($77,939 vs $59,688 in St. Stephen). Sangaree has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $131,400 in St. Stephen).

Population, income & housing

	Sangaree	St. Stephen
Population	8,517	1,460
Median age	36.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,939	$59,688
Median home value	$231,900	$131,400
Median gross rent	$1,428	$764
Housing units	3,415	541
Homeownership rate	86.0%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sangaree	St. Stephen
Population	7,840 → 8,517 (+8.6%)	1,752 → 1,460 (-16.7%)
Median household income	$62,024 → $77,939 (+25.7%)	$27,000 → $59,688 (+121.1%)
Median home value	$148,900 → $231,900 (+55.7%)	$132,200 → $131,400 (-0.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,273 → $1,428 (+12.2%)	$603 → $764 (+26.7%)

Sangaree

Population

7,8408,517

Median household income

$62,024$77,939

Median home value

$148,900$231,900

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,428

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)

	Sangaree	St. Stephen
Under 5	3.4%	11.5%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	11.6%
25 to 34	16.4%	8.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	14.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.1%	17.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.6%
75 and over	2.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sangaree	St. Stephen
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	71.8%
Black or African American	26.5%	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sangaree	St. Stephen
No high school diploma	5.7%	14.5%
High school graduate	37.0%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sangaree	St. Stephen
Drove alone	80.6%	88.9%
Carpooled	11.0%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	4.8%
Other means	2.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sangaree	St. Stephen
1-unit, detached	93.6%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Sangaree	St. Stephen
Poverty rate	14.5%	27.5%
Average household size	2.69	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1985	1984