Brunson vs Yemassee

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

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

Yemassee has the higher population (1,007 vs 457 in Brunson). Brunson has the higher median household income ($37,391 vs $36,923 in Yemassee). Yemassee has the higher median home value ($169,800 vs $102,700 in Brunson).

Population, income & housing

	Brunson	Yemassee
Population	457	1,007
Median age	46.0 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,391	$36,923
Median home value	$102,700	$169,800
Median gross rent	$922	$736
Housing units	244	568
Homeownership rate	61.1%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunson	Yemassee
Population	555 → 457 (-17.7%)	979 → 1,007 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$34,511 → $37,391 (+8.3%)	$38,370 → $36,923 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,700 (+42.0%)	$98,100 → $169,800 (+73.1%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $922 (+39.1%)	$474 → $736 (+55.3%)

Brunson

Population

555457

Median household income

$34,511$37,391

Median home value

$72,300$102,700

Median gross rent

$663$922

Yemassee

Population

9791,007

Median household income

$38,370$36,923

Median home value

$98,100$169,800

Median gross rent

$474$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brunson	Yemassee
Under 5	4.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	7.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	16.2%	12.4%
75 and over	5.3%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunson	Yemassee
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	32.3%
Black or African American	32.2%	61.7%
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%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunson	Yemassee
No high school diploma	23.0%	15.2%
High school graduate	37.0%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunson	Yemassee
Drove alone	84.3%	72.5%
Carpooled	14.2%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunson	Yemassee
1-unit, detached	73.8%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Brunson	Yemassee
Poverty rate	24.3%	31.4%
Average household size	2.27	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	1970	1990