Chapin vs South Congaree

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

Chapin 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.

South Congaree has the higher population (1,918 vs 1,410 in Chapin). Chapin has the higher median household income ($77,632 vs $58,726 in South Congaree). Chapin has the higher median home value ($200,400 vs $172,000 in South Congaree).

Population, income & housing

	Chapin	South Congaree
Population	1,410	1,918
Median age	42.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,632	$58,726
Median home value	$200,400	$172,000
Median gross rent	$1,400	$839
Housing units	606	942
Homeownership rate	86.7%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chapin	South Congaree
Population	1,940 → 1,410 (-27.3%)	2,513 → 1,918 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$60,139 → $77,632 (+29.1%)	$48,409 → $58,726 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$143,200 → $200,400 (+39.9%)	$130,700 → $172,000 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,202 → $1,400 (+16.5%)	$786 → $839 (+6.7%)

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

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)

	Chapin	South Congaree
Under 5	5.6%	8.6%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	16.5%
55 to 64	18.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.0%	7.0%
75 and over	5.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chapin	South Congaree
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	79.4%
Black or African American	17.6%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	1.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.3%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chapin	South Congaree
No high school diploma	7.0%	12.2%
High school graduate	25.8%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chapin	South Congaree
Drove alone	83.8%	76.8%
Carpooled	3.6%	13.2%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	8.6%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chapin	South Congaree
1-unit, detached	89.3%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Chapin	South Congaree
Poverty rate	5.2%	13.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	2001	1981