Cameron vs St. Matthews

A side-by-side comparison of Cameron and St. Matthews: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Matthews has the higher population (1,626 vs 451 in Cameron). Cameron has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $55,351 in St. Matthews). Cameron has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $146,600 in St. Matthews).

Population, income & housing

	Cameron	St. Matthews
Population	451	1,626
Median age	49.6 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$55,351
Median home value	$200,000	$146,600
Median gross rent	$1,025	$825
Housing units	202	908
Homeownership rate	87.5%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cameron	St. Matthews
Population	329 → 451 (+37.1%)	2,355 → 1,626 (-31.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $72,500 (+65.7%)	$37,720 → $55,351 (+46.7%)
Median home value	$151,700 → $200,000 (+31.8%)	$110,200 → $146,600 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $1,025 (+25.5%)	$924 → $825 (-10.7%)

Cameron

Population

329451

Median household income

$43,750$72,500

Median home value

$151,700$200,000

Median gross rent

$817$1,025

St. Matthews

Population

2,3551,626

Median household income

$37,720$55,351

Median home value

$110,200$146,600

Median gross rent

$924$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cameron	St. Matthews
Under 5	5.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	17.3%	11.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	6.2%	19.2%
35 to 44	5.8%	8.4%
45 to 54	16.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	22.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.9%
75 and over	6.7%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cameron	St. Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	46.4%
Black or African American	15.5%	51.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cameron	St. Matthews
No high school diploma	6.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	29.8%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cameron	St. Matthews
Drove alone	76.8%	67.8%
Carpooled	1.4%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	11.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	14.6%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cameron	St. Matthews
1-unit, detached	92.6%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Cameron	St. Matthews
Poverty rate	15.3%	26.0%
Average household size	2.51	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1970	1968