Camden vs Lugoff

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

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

Lugoff has the higher population (9,475 vs 8,025 in Camden). Lugoff has the higher median household income ($61,316 vs $53,289 in Camden). Camden has the higher median home value ($241,300 vs $201,800 in Lugoff).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	Lugoff
Population	8,025	9,475
Median age	42.3 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,289	$61,316
Median home value	$241,300	$201,800
Median gross rent	$803	$793
Housing units	4,092	3,858
Homeownership rate	69.8%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	Lugoff
Population	7,100 → 8,025 (+13.0%)	8,243 → 9,475 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$47,711 → $53,289 (+11.7%)	$52,100 → $61,316 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $241,300 (+51.1%)	$147,200 → $201,800 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $803 (+19.7%)	$691 → $793 (+14.8%)

Camden

Population

7,1008,025

Median household income

$47,711$53,289

Median home value

$159,700$241,300

Median gross rent

$671$803

Lugoff

Population

8,2439,475

Median household income

$52,100$61,316

Median home value

$147,200$201,800

Median gross rent

$691$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	Lugoff
Under 5	7.8%	7.6%
5 to 17	11.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	16.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.5%	11.0%
75 and over	9.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	Lugoff
White (non-Hispanic)	58.7%	70.2%
Black or African American	29.7%	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	Lugoff
No high school diploma	8.6%	7.0%
High school graduate	21.3%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	Lugoff
Drove alone	83.4%	80.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.8%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	Lugoff
1-unit, detached	74.3%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	2.2%
20 or more units	9.4%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Camden	Lugoff
Poverty rate	16.7%	12.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1973	1993