Golden Grove vs Judson

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Grove and Judson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Golden Grove has the higher population (3,084 vs 2,201 in Judson). Golden Grove has the higher median household income ($71,694 vs $33,600 in Judson). Golden Grove has the higher median home value ($161,600 vs $93,700 in Judson).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Grove	Judson
Population	3,084	2,201
Median age	42.3 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,694	$33,600
Median home value	$161,600	$93,700
Median gross rent	$1,102	$1,250
Housing units	1,356	974
Homeownership rate	80.7%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	21.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Grove	Judson
Population	3,519 → 3,084 (-12.4%)	1,546 → 2,201 (+42.4%)
Median household income	$59,107 → $71,694 (+21.3%)	$20,870 → $33,600 (+61.0%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $161,600 (+39.8%)	$56,200 → $93,700 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,102 (+30.7%)	$802 → $1,250 (+55.9%)

Golden Grove

Population

3,5193,084

Median household income

$59,107$71,694

Median home value

$115,600$161,600

Median gross rent

$843$1,102

Judson

Population

1,5462,201

Median household income

$20,870$33,600

Median home value

$56,200$93,700

Median gross rent

$802$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Grove	Judson
Under 5	3.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.3%	21.0%
18 to 24	2.7%	16.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	16.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.4%
65 to 74	4.2%	6.8%
75 and over	11.6%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Grove	Judson
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	20.7%
Black or African American	27.8%	45.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	27.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Grove	Judson
No high school diploma	5.4%	25.3%
High school graduate	36.6%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	12.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Grove	Judson
Drove alone	67.3%	80.8%
Carpooled	26.2%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Grove	Judson
1-unit, detached	83.9%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Golden Grove	Judson
Poverty rate	8.5%	37.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1978	1957