Foreston vs Summerton

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

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

Summerton has the higher population (709 vs 66 in Foreston). Since 2019, Summerton's population has grown faster (-21.0% vs -46.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Foreston	Summerton
Population	66	709
Median age	58.8 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$35,893
Median home value	—	$153,100
Median gross rent	—	$355
Housing units	62	416
Homeownership rate	100.0%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	39.3%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foreston	Summerton
Population	124 → 66 (-46.8%)	898 → 709 (-21.0%)
Median household income	$44,250 → $60,060 (+35.7%)	$23,000 → $35,893 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $62,100 (-24.3%)	$152,700 → $153,100 (+0.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$326 → $355 (+8.9%)

Foreston

Population

12466

Median household income

$44,250$60,060

Median home value

$82,000$62,100

Summerton

Population

898709

Median household income

$23,000$35,893

Median home value

$152,700$153,100

Median gross rent

$326$355

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foreston	Summerton
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	6.1%	4.5%
55 to 64	87.9%	19.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	19.7%
75 and over	0.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foreston	Summerton
White (non-Hispanic)	12.1%	55.0%
Black or African American	87.9%	42.2%
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	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foreston	Summerton
No high school diploma	0.0%	18.6%
High school graduate	93.5%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	6.5%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foreston	Summerton
Drove alone	100.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foreston	Summerton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Foreston	Summerton
Poverty rate	0.0%	29.8%
Average household size	1.94	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	35
Median year structure built	1975	1966