Batesburg-Leesville vs South Congaree

A side-by-side comparison of Batesburg-Leesville and South Congaree: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Batesburg-Leesville has the higher population (4,935 vs 1,918 in South Congaree). South Congaree has the higher median household income ($58,726 vs $53,102 in Batesburg-Leesville). South Congaree has the higher median home value ($172,000 vs $130,500 in Batesburg-Leesville).

Population, income & housing

	Batesburg-Leesville	South Congaree
Population	4,935	1,918
Median age	40.4 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,102	$58,726
Median home value	$130,500	$172,000
Median gross rent	$792	$839
Housing units	2,542	942
Homeownership rate	68.6%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Batesburg-Leesville	South Congaree
Population	5,647 → 4,935 (-12.6%)	2,513 → 1,918 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$43,980 → $53,102 (+20.7%)	$48,409 → $58,726 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$113,300 → $130,500 (+15.2%)	$130,700 → $172,000 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $792 (+4.2%)	$786 → $839 (+6.7%)

Batesburg-Leesville

Population

5,6474,935

Median household income

$43,980$53,102

Median home value

$113,300$130,500

Median gross rent

$760$792

South Congaree

Population

2,5131,918

Median household income

$48,409$58,726

Median home value

$130,700$172,000

Median gross rent

$786$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Batesburg-Leesville	South Congaree
Under 5	5.7%	8.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	16.5%
55 to 64	18.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.0%
75 and over	6.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Batesburg-Leesville	South Congaree
White (non-Hispanic)	47.6%	79.4%
Black or African American	39.0%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Batesburg-Leesville	South Congaree
No high school diploma	17.6%	12.2%
High school graduate	38.6%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Batesburg-Leesville	South Congaree
Drove alone	77.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	11.3%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	8.6%
Other means	5.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Batesburg-Leesville	South Congaree
1-unit, detached	84.7%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Batesburg-Leesville	South Congaree
Poverty rate	18.4%	13.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1970	1981