Elgin vs Kershaw

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

Elgin and Kershaw 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 (2,258 vs 2,220 in Kershaw). Elgin has the higher median household income ($74,167 vs $58,077 in Kershaw). Elgin has the higher median home value ($177,700 vs $145,800 in Kershaw).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Kershaw
Population	2,258	2,220
Median age	52.3 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,167	$58,077
Median home value	$177,700	$145,800
Median gross rent	$744	$893
Housing units	965	886
Homeownership rate	85.8%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Kershaw
Population	2,932 → 2,258 (-23.0%)	1,832 → 2,220 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$44,939 → $74,167 (+65.0%)	$41,518 → $58,077 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$134,800 → $177,700 (+31.8%)	$87,300 → $145,800 (+67.0%)
Median gross rent	$872 → $744 (-14.7%)	$790 → $893 (+13.0%)

Elgin

Population

2,9322,258

Median household income

$44,939$74,167

Median home value

$134,800$177,700

Median gross rent

$872$744

Kershaw

Population

1,8322,220

Median household income

$41,518$58,077

Median home value

$87,300$145,800

Median gross rent

$790$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Kershaw
Under 5	3.9%	8.3%
5 to 17	11.9%	22.7%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	7.1%	8.3%
45 to 54	15.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.3%
65 to 74	16.3%	11.0%
75 and over	15.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Kershaw
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	61.6%
Black or African American	6.7%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Kershaw
No high school diploma	24.4%	12.4%
High school graduate	35.5%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Kershaw
Drove alone	93.3%	85.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Kershaw
1-unit, detached	82.1%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Kershaw
Poverty rate	4.4%	17.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1985	1962