Bucksport vs Homewood

A side-by-side comparison of Bucksport and Homewood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Homewood has the higher population (1,390 vs 583 in Bucksport). Homewood has the higher median home value ($183,300 vs $180,200 in Bucksport). Since 2019, Homewood's population has grown faster (-15.3% vs -20.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bucksport	Homewood
Population	583	1,390
Median age	50.1 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$44,466
Median home value	$180,200	$183,300
Median gross rent	—	$779
Housing units	263	640
Homeownership rate	80.1%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bucksport	Homewood
Population	735 → 583 (-20.7%)	1,642 → 1,390 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$39,342 → $53,438 (+35.8%)	$35,593 → $44,466 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $180,200 (+84.6%)	$155,000 → $183,300 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$719 → $779 (+8.3%)

Bucksport

Population

735583

Median household income

$39,342$53,438

Median home value

$97,600$180,200

Homewood

Population

1,6421,390

Median household income

$35,593$44,466

Median home value

$155,000$183,300

Median gross rent

$719$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bucksport	Homewood
Under 5	12.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.3%	16.4%
18 to 24	23.5%	1.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	13.9%	22.7%
55 to 64	25.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	19.9%
75 and over	1.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bucksport	Homewood
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	53.2%
Black or African American	82.7%	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	17.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bucksport	Homewood
No high school diploma	2.1%	12.9%
High school graduate	48.5%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bucksport	Homewood
Drove alone	89.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bucksport	Homewood
1-unit, detached	41.4%	67.2%
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	58.6%	32.8%

Poverty & households

	Bucksport	Homewood
Poverty rate	13.2%	28.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1996	2000