Pamplico vs Scranton

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

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

Pamplico has the higher population (952 vs 820 in Scranton). Scranton has the higher median household income ($26,250 vs $24,646 in Pamplico). Pamplico has the higher median home value ($151,800 vs $83,000 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Pamplico	Scranton
Population	952	820
Median age	29.5 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$24,646	$26,250
Median home value	$151,800	$83,000
Median gross rent	$591	$807
Housing units	485	332
Homeownership rate	46.7%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pamplico	Scranton
Population	1,223 → 952 (-22.2%)	713 → 820 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$39,444 → $24,646 (-37.5%)	$39,688 → $26,250 (-33.9%)
Median home value	$128,800 → $151,800 (+17.9%)	$71,700 → $83,000 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $591 (-8.8%)	$663 → $807 (+21.7%)

Pamplico

Population

1,223952

Median household income

$39,444$24,646

Median home value

$128,800$151,800

Median gross rent

$648$591

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)

	Pamplico	Scranton
Under 5	9.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	22.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	18.5%	15.6%
35 to 44	6.2%	7.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	17.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.7%	10.4%
75 and over	6.4%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pamplico	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	50.2%	40.7%
Black or African American	46.3%	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pamplico	Scranton
No high school diploma	13.2%	25.8%
High school graduate	35.1%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pamplico	Scranton
Drove alone	75.1%	71.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pamplico	Scranton
1-unit, detached	63.1%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Pamplico	Scranton
Poverty rate	40.9%	30.5%
Average household size	2.48	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1976	1977