Edmund vs Gaston

A side-by-side comparison of Edmund and Gaston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gaston has the higher population (2,026 vs 1,274 in Edmund). Gaston has the higher median household income ($59,500 vs $35,750 in Edmund). Gaston has the higher median home value ($117,900 vs $100,200 in Edmund).

Population, income & housing

	Edmund	Gaston
Population	1,274	2,026
Median age	44.5 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$35,750	$59,500
Median home value	$100,200	$117,900
Median gross rent	$771	$920
Housing units	558	913
Homeownership rate	65.0%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edmund	Gaston
Population	930 → 1,274 (+37.0%)	1,824 → 2,026 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $35,750 (-23.7%)	$42,069 → $59,500 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$67,000 → $100,200 (+49.6%)	$82,600 → $117,900 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $771 (+27.6%)	$849 → $920 (+8.4%)

Edmund

Population

9301,274

Median household income

$46,875$35,750

Median home value

$67,000$100,200

Median gross rent

$604$771

Gaston

Population

1,8242,026

Median household income

$42,069$59,500

Median home value

$82,600$117,900

Median gross rent

$849$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edmund	Gaston
Under 5	3.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	19.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	9.7%	15.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	14.4%	8.6%
75 and over	4.3%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edmund	Gaston
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	63.6%
Black or African American	6.0%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edmund	Gaston
No high school diploma	21.7%	14.2%
High school graduate	39.0%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edmund	Gaston
Drove alone	75.5%	77.5%
Carpooled	13.3%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	8.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edmund	Gaston
1-unit, detached	21.1%	45.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78.9%	53.6%

Poverty & households

	Edmund	Gaston
Poverty rate	29.6%	24.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	37	27
Median year structure built	1990	1989