Great Falls vs Lowrys

A side-by-side comparison of Great Falls and Lowrys: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Great Falls has the higher population (1,741 vs 357 in Lowrys). Lowrys has the higher median household income ($79,018 vs $30,475 in Great Falls). Lowrys has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $59,400 in Great Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Great Falls	Lowrys
Population	1,741	357
Median age	39.5 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$30,475	$79,018
Median home value	$59,400	$160,400
Median gross rent	$822	$2,173
Housing units	885	142
Homeownership rate	84.1%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Great Falls	Lowrys
Population	2,042 → 1,741 (-14.7%)	186 → 357 (+91.9%)
Median household income	$41,852 → $30,475 (-27.2%)	$50,625 → $79,018 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $59,400 (+8.0%)	$126,800 → $160,400 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $822 (+23.8%)	$1,688 → $2,173 (+28.7%)

Great Falls

Population

2,0421,741

Median household income

$41,852$30,475

Median home value

$55,000$59,400

Median gross rent

$664$822

Lowrys

Population

186357

Median household income

$50,625$79,018

Median home value

$126,800$160,400

Median gross rent

$1,688$2,173

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Great Falls	Lowrys
Under 5	6.3%	8.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	12.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	9.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.2%
75 and over	11.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Great Falls	Lowrys
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	74.8%
Black or African American	35.0%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Great Falls	Lowrys
No high school diploma	15.9%	11.5%
High school graduate	41.2%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	16.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Great Falls	Lowrys
Drove alone	84.4%	87.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Great Falls	Lowrys
1-unit, detached	92.0%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Great Falls	Lowrys
Poverty rate	33.5%	10.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1959	1983