Bethune vs Camden

A side-by-side comparison of Bethune and Camden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Camden has the higher population (8,025 vs 421 in Bethune). Camden has the higher median household income ($53,289 vs $42,656 in Bethune). Camden has the higher median home value ($241,300 vs $96,400 in Bethune).

Population, income & housing

	Bethune	Camden
Population	421	8,025
Median age	38.0 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,656	$53,289
Median home value	$96,400	$241,300
Median gross rent	$1,644	$803
Housing units	244	4,092
Homeownership rate	67.7%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethune	Camden
Population	254 → 421 (+65.7%)	7,100 → 8,025 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $42,656 (+26.4%)	$47,711 → $53,289 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$81,500 → $96,400 (+18.3%)	$159,700 → $241,300 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $1,644 (+112.1%)	$671 → $803 (+19.7%)

Bethune

Population

254421

Median household income

$33,750$42,656

Median home value

$81,500$96,400

Median gross rent

$775$1,644

Camden

Population

7,1008,025

Median household income

$47,711$53,289

Median home value

$159,700$241,300

Median gross rent

$671$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethune	Camden
Under 5	7.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	11.6%
18 to 24	11.2%	9.6%
25 to 34	7.6%	6.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	16.2%
45 to 54	15.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	9.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	14.5%	13.5%
75 and over	9.7%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethune	Camden
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	58.7%
Black or African American	5.9%	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethune	Camden
No high school diploma	22.7%	8.6%
High school graduate	20.1%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethune	Camden
Drove alone	85.2%	83.4%
Carpooled	11.9%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethune	Camden
1-unit, detached	94.3%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Bethune	Camden
Poverty rate	35.2%	16.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1959	1973