Coward vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Coward and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Scranton has the higher population (820 vs 668 in Coward). Coward has the higher median household income ($36,250 vs $26,250 in Scranton). Coward has the higher median home value ($104,200 vs $83,000 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Coward	Scranton
Population	668	820
Median age	37.9 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	$26,250
Median home value	$104,200	$83,000
Median gross rent	$825	$807
Housing units	307	332
Homeownership rate	66.3%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coward	Scranton
Population	671 → 668 (-0.4%)	713 → 820 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$38,462 → $36,250 (-5.8%)	$39,688 → $26,250 (-33.9%)
Median home value	$79,600 → $104,200 (+30.9%)	$71,700 → $83,000 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $825 (+32.9%)	$663 → $807 (+21.7%)

Coward

Population

671668

Median household income

$38,462$36,250

Median home value

$79,600$104,200

Median gross rent

$621$825

Scranton

Population

713820

Median household income

$39,688$26,250

Median home value

$71,700$83,000

Median gross rent

$663$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coward	Scranton
Under 5	4.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	24.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	4.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	15.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	7.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	17.7%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	13.8%	10.4%
75 and over	4.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coward	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	40.7%
Black or African American	16.0%	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coward	Scranton
No high school diploma	23.5%	25.8%
High school graduate	37.5%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coward	Scranton
Drove alone	74.6%	71.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coward	Scranton
1-unit, detached	62.2%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.8%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Coward	Scranton
Poverty rate	36.1%	30.5%
Average household size	2.47	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1988	1977