Hodges vs Ware Shoals

A side-by-side comparison of Hodges and Ware Shoals: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ware Shoals has the higher population (2,207 vs 177 in Hodges). Hodges has the higher median household income ($54,531 vs $35,896 in Ware Shoals). Hodges has the higher median home value ($126,600 vs $63,600 in Ware Shoals).

Population, income & housing

	Hodges	Ware Shoals
Population	177	2,207
Median age	40.9 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,531	$35,896
Median home value	$126,600	$63,600
Median gross rent	—	$881
Housing units	59	1,044
Homeownership rate	73.3%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hodges	Ware Shoals
Population	129 → 177 (+37.2%)	2,830 → 2,207 (-22.0%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $54,531 (+6.4%)	$38,342 → $35,896 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $126,600 (+15.1%)	$66,900 → $63,600 (-4.9%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $842 (+9.8%)	$679 → $881 (+29.7%)

Hodges

Population

129177

Median household income

$51,250$54,531

Median home value

$110,000$126,600

Median gross rent

$767$842

Ware Shoals

Population

2,8302,207

Median household income

$38,342$35,896

Median home value

$66,900$63,600

Median gross rent

$679$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hodges	Ware Shoals
Under 5	4.0%	22.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	14.9%
18 to 24	16.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	6.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	18.6%	5.6%
45 to 54	19.2%	9.3%
55 to 64	7.3%	7.5%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.9%
75 and over	2.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hodges	Ware Shoals
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	49.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	19.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	27.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hodges	Ware Shoals
No high school diploma	33.6%	22.1%
High school graduate	18.7%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hodges	Ware Shoals
Drove alone	92.9%	87.1%
Carpooled	5.4%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	1.8%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hodges	Ware Shoals
1-unit, detached	62.7%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	32.2%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Hodges	Ware Shoals
Poverty rate	28.2%	51.2%
Average household size	3.93	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1975	1954