Gaston vs South Congaree

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

Gaston 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.

Gaston has the higher population (2,026 vs 1,918 in South Congaree). Gaston has the higher median household income ($59,500 vs $58,726 in South Congaree). South Congaree has the higher median home value ($172,000 vs $117,900 in Gaston).

Population, income & housing

	Gaston	South Congaree
Population	2,026	1,918
Median age	36.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,500	$58,726
Median home value	$117,900	$172,000
Median gross rent	$920	$839
Housing units	913	942
Homeownership rate	62.7%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gaston	South Congaree
Population	1,824 → 2,026 (+11.1%)	2,513 → 1,918 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$42,069 → $59,500 (+41.4%)	$48,409 → $58,726 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $117,900 (+42.7%)	$130,700 → $172,000 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$849 → $920 (+8.4%)	$786 → $839 (+6.7%)

Gaston

Population

1,8242,026

Median household income

$42,069$59,500

Median home value

$82,600$117,900

Median gross rent

$849$920

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)

	Gaston	South Congaree
Under 5	4.7%	8.6%
5 to 17	19.0%	15.0%
18 to 24	10.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	16.5%
55 to 64	15.2%	15.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	7.0%
75 and over	1.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gaston	South Congaree
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	79.4%
Black or African American	16.3%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	5.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gaston	South Congaree
No high school diploma	14.2%	12.2%
High school graduate	45.0%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gaston	South Congaree
Drove alone	77.5%	76.8%
Carpooled	11.1%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	8.6%
Other means	1.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gaston	South Congaree
1-unit, detached	45.9%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53.6%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Gaston	South Congaree
Poverty rate	24.3%	13.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1989	1981