Alcolu vs Foreston

A side-by-side comparison of Alcolu and Foreston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alcolu has the higher population (426 vs 66 in Foreston). Since 2019, Alcolu's population has grown faster (-0.9% vs -46.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Alcolu	Foreston
Population	426	66
Median age	21.8 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,917	—
Median home value	$166,400	—
Median gross rent	$685	—
Housing units	134	62
Homeownership rate	62.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alcolu	Foreston
Population	430 → 426 (-0.9%)	124 → 66 (-46.8%)
Median household income	$30,000 → $41,917 (+39.7%)	$44,250 → $60,060 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $166,400 (+121.9%)	$82,000 → $62,100 (-24.3%)
Median gross rent	$492 → $685 (+39.2%)	—

Alcolu

Population

430426

Median household income

$30,000$41,917

Median home value

$75,000$166,400

Median gross rent

$492$685

Foreston

Population

12466

Median household income

$44,250$60,060

Median home value

$82,000$62,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alcolu	Foreston
Under 5	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	42.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.9%	6.1%
55 to 64	2.8%	87.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	0.0%
75 and over	9.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alcolu	Foreston
White (non-Hispanic)	15.3%	12.1%
Black or African American	56.8%	87.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alcolu	Foreston
No high school diploma	24.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.8%	93.5%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	6.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alcolu	Foreston
Drove alone	68.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alcolu	Foreston
1-unit, detached	79.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alcolu	Foreston
Poverty rate	44.4%	0.0%
Average household size	3.41	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1981	1975