Cheraw vs McBee

A side-by-side comparison of Cheraw and McBee: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cheraw has the higher population (5,024 vs 1,000 in McBee). McBee has the higher median household income ($59,500 vs $27,275 in Cheraw). Cheraw has the higher median home value ($113,400 vs $89,900 in McBee).

Population, income & housing

	Cheraw	McBee
Population	5,024	1,000
Median age	45.1 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$27,275	$59,500
Median home value	$113,400	$89,900
Median gross rent	$806	$950
Housing units	2,516	451
Homeownership rate	44.8%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	14.9%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheraw	McBee
Population	5,657 → 5,024 (-11.2%)	1,199 → 1,000 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$33,200 → $27,275 (-17.8%)	$39,250 → $59,500 (+51.6%)
Median home value	$109,600 → $113,400 (+3.5%)	$66,200 → $89,900 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $806 (+20.7%)	$718 → $950 (+32.3%)

Cheraw

Population

5,6575,024

Median household income

$33,200$27,275

Median home value

$109,600$113,400

Median gross rent

$668$806

McBee

Population

1,1991,000

Median household income

$39,250$59,500

Median home value

$66,200$89,900

Median gross rent

$718$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheraw	McBee
Under 5	5.1%	10.5%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	16.0%	7.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	8.4%
65 to 74	9.6%	21.4%
75 and over	8.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheraw	McBee
White (non-Hispanic)	36.3%	70.2%
Black or African American	53.4%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheraw	McBee
No high school diploma	16.8%	11.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheraw	McBee
Drove alone	80.0%	91.8%
Carpooled	2.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	0.0%
Other means	10.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheraw	McBee
1-unit, detached	63.4%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	42.1%

Poverty & households

	Cheraw	McBee
Poverty rate	35.4%	16.7%
Average household size	2.21	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1968	1982