Brunson vs Furman

A side-by-side comparison of Brunson and Furman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Furman has the higher population (747 vs 457 in Brunson). Furman has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $37,391 in Brunson). Brunson has the higher median home value ($102,700 vs $83,000 in Furman).

Population, income & housing

	Brunson	Furman
Population	457	747
Median age	46.0 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$37,391	$57,708
Median home value	$102,700	$83,000
Median gross rent	$922	$670
Housing units	244	265
Homeownership rate	61.1%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunson	Furman
Population	555 → 457 (-17.7%)	216 → 747 (+245.8%)
Median household income	$34,511 → $37,391 (+8.3%)	$43,750 → $57,708 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,700 (+42.0%)	$61,300 → $83,000 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $922 (+39.1%)	$513 → $670 (+30.6%)

Brunson

Population

555457

Median household income

$34,511$37,391

Median home value

$72,300$102,700

Median gross rent

$663$922

Furman

Population

216747

Median household income

$43,750$57,708

Median home value

$61,300$83,000

Median gross rent

$513$670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brunson	Furman
Under 5	4.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	14.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	22.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	17.1%
45 to 54	16.4%	7.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	7.5%
65 to 74	16.2%	5.8%
75 and over	5.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunson	Furman
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	53.8%
Black or African American	32.2%	45.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunson	Furman
No high school diploma	23.0%	20.5%
High school graduate	37.0%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunson	Furman
Drove alone	84.3%	91.8%
Carpooled	14.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunson	Furman
1-unit, detached	73.8%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Brunson	Furman
Poverty rate	24.3%	4.7%
Average household size	2.27	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	37	41
Median year structure built	1970	1983