North Santee vs Summerton

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

North Santee 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 528 in North Santee). North Santee has the higher median household income ($42,393 vs $35,893 in Summerton). North Santee has the higher median home value ($236,100 vs $153,100 in Summerton).

Population, income & housing

	North Santee	Summerton
Population	528	709
Median age	66.3 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,393	$35,893
Median home value	$236,100	$153,100
Median gross rent	—	$355
Housing units	361	416
Homeownership rate	100.0%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	39.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Santee	Summerton
Population	719 → 528 (-26.6%)	898 → 709 (-21.0%)
Median household income	$42,031 → $42,393 (+0.9%)	$23,000 → $35,893 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $236,100 (+144.2%)	$152,700 → $153,100 (+0.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$326 → $355 (+8.9%)

North Santee

Population

719528

Median household income

$42,031$42,393

Median home value

$96,700$236,100

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)

	North Santee	Summerton
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	7.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	2.8%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.3%	4.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	19.0%
65 to 74	22.9%	19.7%
75 and over	29.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Santee	Summerton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	55.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	13.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Santee	Summerton
No high school diploma	9.0%	18.6%
High school graduate	42.4%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Santee	Summerton
Drove alone	97.1%	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	2.9%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Santee	Summerton
1-unit, detached	46.3%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	18.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.1%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	North Santee	Summerton
Poverty rate	3.2%	29.8%
Average household size	2.41	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	26	35
Median year structure built	2000	1966