Bethune vs East Camden

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

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

East Camden has the higher population (4,210 vs 421 in Bethune). East Camden has the higher median household income ($53,234 vs $42,656 in Bethune). East Camden has the higher median home value ($150,400 vs $96,400 in Bethune).

Population, income & housing

	Bethune	East Camden
Population	421	4,210
Median age	38.0 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,656	$53,234
Median home value	$96,400	$150,400
Median gross rent	$1,644	$876
Housing units	244	1,670
Homeownership rate	67.7%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethune	East Camden
Population	254 → 421 (+65.7%)	3,909 → 4,210 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $42,656 (+26.4%)	$31,733 → $53,234 (+67.8%)
Median home value	$81,500 → $96,400 (+18.3%)	$90,200 → $150,400 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $1,644 (+112.1%)	$731 → $876 (+19.8%)

Bethune

Population

254421

Median household income

$33,750$42,656

Median home value

$81,500$96,400

Median gross rent

$775$1,644

East Camden

Population

3,9094,210

Median household income

$31,733$53,234

Median home value

$90,200$150,400

Median gross rent

$731$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethune	East Camden
Under 5	7.1%	2.2%
5 to 17	16.9%	28.4%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	8.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	15.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	14.5%	9.8%
75 and over	9.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethune	East Camden
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	70.7%
Black or African American	5.9%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethune	East Camden
No high school diploma	22.7%	10.5%
High school graduate	20.1%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethune	East Camden
Drove alone	85.2%	81.1%
Carpooled	11.9%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethune	East Camden
1-unit, detached	94.3%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Bethune	East Camden
Poverty rate	35.2%	20.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1959	1969