East Camden vs Elgin

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

East Camden and Elgin 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 2,176 in Elgin). Elgin has the higher median household income ($84,219 vs $53,234 in East Camden). Elgin has the higher median home value ($204,300 vs $150,400 in East Camden).

Population, income & housing

	East Camden	Elgin
Population	4,210	2,176
Median age	35.6 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,234	$84,219
Median home value	$150,400	$204,300
Median gross rent	$876	$1,288
Housing units	1,670	758
Homeownership rate	77.1%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Camden	Elgin
Population	3,909 → 4,210 (+7.7%)	1,757 → 2,176 (+23.8%)
Median household income	$31,733 → $53,234 (+67.8%)	$60,625 → $84,219 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$90,200 → $150,400 (+66.7%)	$147,100 → $204,300 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $876 (+19.8%)	$1,078 → $1,288 (+19.5%)

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

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)

	East Camden	Elgin
Under 5	2.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	28.4%	26.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.2%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.8%
75 and over	7.4%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Camden	Elgin
White (non-Hispanic)	70.7%	73.6%
Black or African American	16.3%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Camden	Elgin
No high school diploma	10.5%	7.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Camden	Elgin
Drove alone	81.1%	79.9%
Carpooled	11.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	11.9%
Other means	2.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Camden	Elgin
1-unit, detached	82.3%	98.5%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	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	11.2%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	East Camden	Elgin
Poverty rate	20.8%	4.8%
Average household size	2.85	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1969	1995