Furman vs Varnville

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

Furman 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 747 in Furman). Furman has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $52,800 in Varnville). Varnville has the higher median home value ($105,500 vs $83,000 in Furman).

Population, income & housing

	Furman	Varnville
Population	747	2,433
Median age	30.6 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,708	$52,800
Median home value	$83,000	$105,500
Median gross rent	$670	$1,018
Housing units	265	1,032
Homeownership rate	73.3%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Furman	Varnville
Population	216 → 747 (+245.8%)	1,854 → 2,433 (+31.2%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $57,708 (+31.9%)	$34,352 → $52,800 (+53.7%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $83,000 (+35.4%)	$83,500 → $105,500 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $670 (+30.6%)	$732 → $1,018 (+39.1%)

Furman

Population

216747

Median household income

$43,750$57,708

Median home value

$61,300$83,000

Median gross rent

$513$670

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)

	Furman	Varnville
Under 5	3.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.5%	23.2%
18 to 24	14.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	22.6%	7.0%
35 to 44	17.1%	17.9%
45 to 54	7.8%	10.8%
55 to 64	7.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	5.8%	9.7%
75 and over	6.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Furman	Varnville
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	34.8%
Black or African American	45.1%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Furman	Varnville
No high school diploma	20.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	54.0%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	17.7%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Furman	Varnville
Drove alone	91.8%	74.6%
Carpooled	5.6%	19.9%
Public transit	1.2%	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)

	Furman	Varnville
1-unit, detached	64.2%	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	35.8%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Furman	Varnville
Poverty rate	4.7%	17.3%
Average household size	3.07	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	41	29
Median year structure built	1983	1977