St. George vs Summerville

A side-by-side comparison of St. George and Summerville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Summerville has the higher population (51,262 vs 1,935 in St. George). Summerville has the higher median household income ($78,621 vs $31,950 in St. George). Summerville has the higher median home value ($295,700 vs $124,200 in St. George).

Population, income & housing

	St. George	Summerville
Population	1,935	51,262
Median age	50.0 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$31,950	$78,621
Median home value	$124,200	$295,700
Median gross rent	$800	$1,414
Housing units	906	22,199
Homeownership rate	57.2%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. George	Summerville
Population	2,352 → 1,935 (-17.7%)	53,037 → 51,262 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$31,917 → $31,950 (+0.1%)	$59,180 → $78,621 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$130,000 → $124,200 (-4.5%)	$207,800 → $295,700 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $800 (+5.3%)	$1,108 → $1,414 (+27.6%)

St. George

Population

2,3521,935

Median household income

$31,917$31,950

Median home value

$130,000$124,200

Median gross rent

$760$800

Summerville

Population

53,03751,262

Median household income

$59,180$78,621

Median home value

$207,800$295,700

Median gross rent

$1,108$1,414

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. George	Summerville
Under 5	2.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.6%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	18.9%	9.5%
75 and over	12.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. George	Summerville
White (non-Hispanic)	45.5%	66.0%
Black or African American	51.5%	20.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. George	Summerville
No high school diploma	18.1%	6.4%
High school graduate	42.2%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. George	Summerville
Drove alone	78.1%	82.8%
Carpooled	14.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	8.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. George	Summerville
1-unit, detached	65.1%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	St. George	Summerville
Poverty rate	27.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.36	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1977	2001