Jefferson vs McBee

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

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

McBee has the higher population (1,000 vs 753 in Jefferson). McBee has the higher median household income ($59,500 vs $35,227 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($125,700 vs $89,900 in McBee).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	McBee
Population	753	1,000
Median age	32.7 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$35,227	$59,500
Median home value	$125,700	$89,900
Median gross rent	$295	$950
Housing units	374	451
Homeownership rate	74.1%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	McBee
Population	950 → 753 (-20.7%)	1,199 → 1,000 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $35,227 (-12.8%)	$39,250 → $59,500 (+51.6%)
Median home value	$85,900 → $125,700 (+46.3%)	$66,200 → $89,900 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$427 → $295 (-30.9%)	$718 → $950 (+32.3%)

Jefferson

Population

950753

Median household income

$40,417$35,227

Median home value

$85,900$125,700

Median gross rent

$427$295

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)

	Jefferson	McBee
Under 5	7.2%	10.5%
5 to 17	13.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	21.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	4.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	7.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	10.4%	21.4%
75 and over	8.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	McBee
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	70.2%
Black or African American	32.5%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	McBee
No high school diploma	19.0%	11.4%
High school graduate	38.3%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	McBee
Drove alone	80.9%	91.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	McBee
1-unit, detached	60.7%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	42.1%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	McBee
Poverty rate	21.6%	16.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1975	1982