Dovesville vs North Hartsville

A side-by-side comparison of Dovesville and North Hartsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Hartsville has the higher population (3,217 vs 1,014 in Dovesville). North Hartsville has the higher median household income ($59,990 vs $32,072 in Dovesville). Since 2019, North Hartsville's population has grown faster (+17.8% vs -7.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dovesville	North Hartsville
Population	1,014	3,217
Median age	41.1 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$32,072	$59,990
Median home value	—	$99,700
Median gross rent	$828	$1,157
Housing units	462	1,459
Homeownership rate	66.8%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dovesville	North Hartsville
Population	1,101 → 1,014 (-7.9%)	2,732 → 3,217 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$28,605 → $32,072 (+12.1%)	$60,043 → $59,990 (-0.1%)
Median home value	—	$118,800 → $99,700 (-16.1%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $828 (+32.5%)	$618 → $1,157 (+87.2%)

Dovesville

Population

1,1011,014

Median household income

$28,605$32,072

Median gross rent

$625$828

North Hartsville

Population

2,7323,217

Median household income

$60,043$59,990

Median home value

$118,800$99,700

Median gross rent

$618$1,157

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dovesville	North Hartsville
Under 5	3.5%	8.1%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	3.3%
25 to 34	20.6%	16.8%
35 to 44	7.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	23.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	18.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.1%
75 and over	4.8%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dovesville	North Hartsville
White (non-Hispanic)	46.7%	62.0%
Black or African American	53.3%	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
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%	13.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dovesville	North Hartsville
No high school diploma	20.9%	6.9%
High school graduate	54.2%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.6%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dovesville	North Hartsville
Drove alone	87.5%	96.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	0.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dovesville	North Hartsville
1-unit, detached	29.0%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	70.3%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Dovesville	North Hartsville
Poverty rate	45.2%	30.8%
Average household size	2.63	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1985	1980