Foreston vs Turbeville

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

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

Turbeville has the higher population (703 vs 66 in Foreston). Since 2019, Turbeville's population has grown faster (-21.5% vs -46.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Foreston	Turbeville
Population	66	703
Median age	58.8 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,667
Median home value	—	$120,300
Median gross rent	—	$603
Housing units	62	306
Homeownership rate	100.0%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foreston	Turbeville
Population	124 → 66 (-46.8%)	895 → 703 (-21.5%)
Median household income	$44,250 → $60,060 (+35.7%)	$29,609 → $41,667 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $62,100 (-24.3%)	$111,100 → $120,300 (+8.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$435 → $603 (+38.6%)

Foreston

Population

12466

Median household income

$44,250$60,060

Median home value

$82,000$62,100

Turbeville

Population

895703

Median household income

$29,609$41,667

Median home value

$111,100$120,300

Median gross rent

$435$603

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foreston	Turbeville
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	25.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	11.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.4%
45 to 54	6.1%	6.3%
55 to 64	87.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.8%
75 and over	0.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foreston	Turbeville
White (non-Hispanic)	12.1%	52.3%
Black or African American	87.9%	44.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foreston	Turbeville
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.6%
High school graduate	93.5%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	6.5%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foreston	Turbeville
Drove alone	100.0%	69.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	20.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foreston	Turbeville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Foreston	Turbeville
Poverty rate	0.0%	23.5%
Average household size	1.94	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1975	1985