Chapin vs Pelion

A side-by-side comparison of Chapin and Pelion: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chapin has the higher population (1,410 vs 1,147 in Pelion). Chapin has the higher median household income ($77,632 vs $61,250 in Pelion). Chapin has the higher median home value ($200,400 vs $148,400 in Pelion).

Population, income & housing

	Chapin	Pelion
Population	1,410	1,147
Median age	42.7 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,632	$61,250
Median home value	$200,400	$148,400
Median gross rent	$1,400	$850
Housing units	606	394
Homeownership rate	86.7%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chapin	Pelion
Population	1,940 → 1,410 (-27.3%)	695 → 1,147 (+65.0%)
Median household income	$60,139 → $77,632 (+29.1%)	$63,194 → $61,250 (-3.1%)
Median home value	$143,200 → $200,400 (+39.9%)	$135,100 → $148,400 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,202 → $1,400 (+16.5%)	$675 → $850 (+25.9%)

Chapin

Population

1,9401,410

Median household income

$60,139$77,632

Median home value

$143,200$200,400

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,400

Pelion

Population

6951,147

Median household income

$63,194$61,250

Median home value

$135,100$148,400

Median gross rent

$675$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chapin	Pelion
Under 5	5.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	17.3%
55 to 64	18.5%	31.6%
65 to 74	13.0%	4.4%
75 and over	5.5%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chapin	Pelion
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	87.9%
Black or African American	17.6%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chapin	Pelion
No high school diploma	7.0%	22.3%
High school graduate	25.8%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chapin	Pelion
Drove alone	83.8%	85.2%
Carpooled	3.6%	9.3%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	4.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chapin	Pelion
1-unit, detached	89.3%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Chapin	Pelion
Poverty rate	5.2%	15.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	2001	1984