Brunson vs Gifford

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

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

Brunson has the higher population (457 vs 200 in Gifford). Brunson has the higher median household income ($37,391 vs $29,583 in Gifford). Brunson has the higher median home value ($102,700 vs $91,900 in Gifford).

Population, income & housing

	Brunson	Gifford
Population	457	200
Median age	46.0 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,391	$29,583
Median home value	$102,700	$91,900
Median gross rent	$922	$664
Housing units	244	103
Homeownership rate	61.1%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunson	Gifford
Population	555 → 457 (-17.7%)	266 → 200 (-24.8%)
Median household income	$34,511 → $37,391 (+8.3%)	$27,014 → $29,583 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,700 (+42.0%)	$46,900 → $91,900 (+95.9%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $922 (+39.1%)	$689 → $664 (-3.6%)

Brunson

Population

555457

Median household income

$34,511$37,391

Median home value

$72,300$102,700

Median gross rent

$663$922

Gifford

Population

266200

Median household income

$27,014$29,583

Median home value

$46,900$91,900

Median gross rent

$689$664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brunson	Gifford
Under 5	4.6%	2.5%
5 to 17	17.9%	11.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	31.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	4.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	16.2%	11.0%
75 and over	5.3%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunson	Gifford
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	0.0%
Black or African American	32.2%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunson	Gifford
No high school diploma	23.0%	48.5%
High school graduate	37.0%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	7.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunson	Gifford
Drove alone	84.3%	65.4%
Carpooled	14.2%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	4.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	13.6%
Other means	0.0%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunson	Gifford
1-unit, detached	73.8%	69.9%
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%	30.1%

Poverty & households

	Brunson	Gifford
Poverty rate	24.3%	17.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	37	—
Median year structure built	1970	1984