Boykin vs Elgin

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

Boykin 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 134 in Boykin). Boykin has the higher median household income ($134,219 vs $84,219 in Elgin). Since 2019, Elgin's population has grown faster (+23.8% vs -27.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Boykin	Elgin
Population	134	2,176
Median age	66.2 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$134,219	$84,219
Median home value	—	$204,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,288
Housing units	49	758
Homeownership rate	81.6%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boykin	Elgin
Population	185 → 134 (-27.6%)	1,757 → 2,176 (+23.8%)
Median household income	$98,145 → $134,219 (+36.8%)	$60,625 → $84,219 (+38.9%)
Median home value	—	$147,100 → $204,300 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,078 → $1,288 (+19.5%)

Boykin

Population

185134

Median household income

$98,145$134,219

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)

	Boykin	Elgin
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	6.0%	26.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.9%
35 to 44	26.1%	14.8%
45 to 54	13.4%	14.2%
55 to 64	1.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	47.8%	7.8%
75 and over	5.2%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boykin	Elgin
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	73.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	3.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boykin	Elgin
No high school diploma	1.6%	7.4%
High school graduate	73.8%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boykin	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)

	Boykin	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

	Boykin	Elgin
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1986	1995