Mauldin vs Simpsonville

A side-by-side comparison of Mauldin and Simpsonville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mauldin has the higher population (25,985 vs 25,125 in Simpsonville). Mauldin has the higher median household income ($81,027 vs $79,233 in Simpsonville). Simpsonville has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $242,100 in Mauldin).

Population, income & housing

	Mauldin	Simpsonville
Population	25,985	25,125
Median age	40.8 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$81,027	$79,233
Median home value	$242,100	$267,500
Median gross rent	$1,401	$1,322
Housing units	11,252	10,267
Homeownership rate	67.0%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mauldin	Simpsonville
Population	25,217 → 25,985 (+3.0%)	22,234 → 25,125 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$67,860 → $81,027 (+19.4%)	$71,990 → $79,233 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$163,800 → $242,100 (+47.8%)	$173,400 → $267,500 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,002 → $1,401 (+39.8%)	$1,059 → $1,322 (+24.8%)

Mauldin

Population

25,21725,985

Median household income

$67,860$81,027

Median home value

$163,800$242,100

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,401

Simpsonville

Population

22,23425,125

Median household income

$71,990$79,233

Median home value

$173,400$267,500

Median gross rent

$1,059$1,322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mauldin	Simpsonville
Under 5	5.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	16.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.8%
75 and over	6.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mauldin	Simpsonville
White (non-Hispanic)	59.1%	62.0%
Black or African American	24.3%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mauldin	Simpsonville
No high school diploma	6.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	19.5%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mauldin	Simpsonville
Drove alone	74.8%	78.8%
Carpooled	7.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.9%	13.4%
Other means	1.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mauldin	Simpsonville
1-unit, detached	59.7%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	12.6%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	17.5%	10.3%
20 or more units	6.7%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Mauldin	Simpsonville
Poverty rate	8.3%	6.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1994	1999