Chapin vs Springdale

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

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

Springdale has the higher population (2,727 vs 1,410 in Chapin). Chapin has the higher median household income ($77,632 vs $70,852 in Springdale). Chapin has the higher median home value ($200,400 vs $195,100 in Springdale).

Population, income & housing

	Chapin	Springdale
Population	1,410	2,727
Median age	42.7 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,632	$70,852
Median home value	$200,400	$195,100
Median gross rent	$1,400	$1,181
Housing units	606	1,323
Homeownership rate	86.7%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chapin	Springdale
Population	1,940 → 1,410 (-27.3%)	2,737 → 2,727 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$60,139 → $77,632 (+29.1%)	$58,125 → $70,852 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$143,200 → $200,400 (+39.9%)	$151,100 → $195,100 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,202 → $1,400 (+16.5%)	$978 → $1,181 (+20.8%)

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

Springdale

Population

2,7372,727

Median household income

$58,125$70,852

Median home value

$151,100$195,100

Median gross rent

$978$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chapin	Springdale
Under 5	5.6%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	18.5%	16.9%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.2%
75 and over	5.5%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chapin	Springdale
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	78.1%
Black or African American	17.6%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.2%
Two or more races	6.2%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chapin	Springdale
No high school diploma	7.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	25.8%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chapin	Springdale
Drove alone	83.8%	88.7%
Carpooled	3.6%	6.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.5%	2.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chapin	Springdale
1-unit, detached	89.3%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chapin	Springdale
Poverty rate	5.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	34	17
Median year structure built	2001	1969