Abney Crossroads vs Elgin

A side-by-side comparison of Abney Crossroads and Elgin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elgin has the higher population (2,176 vs 209 in Abney Crossroads). Elgin has the higher median household income ($84,219 vs $43,560 in Abney Crossroads). Since 2019, Abney Crossroads's population has grown faster (+90.0% vs +23.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Abney Crossroads	Elgin
Population	209	2,176
Median age	27.6 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,560	$84,219
Median home value	—	$204,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,288
Housing units	63	758
Homeownership rate	27.0%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abney Crossroads	Elgin
Population	110 → 209 (+90.0%)	1,757 → 2,176 (+23.8%)
Median household income	$26,875 → $43,560 (+62.1%)	$60,625 → $84,219 (+38.9%)
Median home value	—	$147,100 → $204,300 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,078 → $1,288 (+19.5%)

Abney Crossroads

Population

110209

Median household income

$26,875$43,560

Elgin

Population

1,7572,176

Median household income

$60,625$84,219

Median home value

$147,100$204,300

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,288

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abney Crossroads	Elgin
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	25.8%	26.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	42.6%	14.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.8%
45 to 54	22.0%	14.2%
55 to 64	3.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	7.8%
75 and over	5.7%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abney Crossroads	Elgin
White (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	73.6%
Black or African American	90.4%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abney Crossroads	Elgin
No high school diploma	7.7%	7.4%
High school graduate	92.3%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abney Crossroads	Elgin
Drove alone	100.0%	79.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abney Crossroads	Elgin
1-unit, detached	100.0%	98.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Abney Crossroads	Elgin
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.8%
Average household size	3.32	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	2003	1995