Brunson vs Varnville

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

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

Varnville has the higher population (2,433 vs 457 in Brunson). Varnville has the higher median household income ($52,800 vs $37,391 in Brunson). Varnville has the higher median home value ($105,500 vs $102,700 in Brunson).

Population, income & housing

	Brunson	Varnville
Population	457	2,433
Median age	46.0 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$37,391	$52,800
Median home value	$102,700	$105,500
Median gross rent	$922	$1,018
Housing units	244	1,032
Homeownership rate	61.1%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunson	Varnville
Population	555 → 457 (-17.7%)	1,854 → 2,433 (+31.2%)
Median household income	$34,511 → $37,391 (+8.3%)	$34,352 → $52,800 (+53.7%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,700 (+42.0%)	$83,500 → $105,500 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $922 (+39.1%)	$732 → $1,018 (+39.1%)

Brunson

Population

555457

Median household income

$34,511$37,391

Median home value

$72,300$102,700

Median gross rent

$663$922

Varnville

Population

1,8542,433

Median household income

$34,352$52,800

Median home value

$83,500$105,500

Median gross rent

$732$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brunson	Varnville
Under 5	4.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.9%	23.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	7.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	17.9%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	16.2%	9.7%
75 and over	5.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunson	Varnville
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	34.8%
Black or African American	32.2%	58.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunson	Varnville
No high school diploma	23.0%	7.5%
High school graduate	37.0%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunson	Varnville
Drove alone	84.3%	74.6%
Carpooled	14.2%	19.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunson	Varnville
1-unit, detached	73.8%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Brunson	Varnville
Poverty rate	24.3%	17.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	37	29
Median year structure built	1970	1977