Pelion vs South Congaree

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

Pelion 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 1,147 in Pelion). Pelion has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $58,726 in South Congaree). South Congaree has the higher median home value ($172,000 vs $148,400 in Pelion).

Population, income & housing

	Pelion	South Congaree
Population	1,147	1,918
Median age	50.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$58,726
Median home value	$148,400	$172,000
Median gross rent	$850	$839
Housing units	394	942
Homeownership rate	86.9%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelion	South Congaree
Population	695 → 1,147 (+65.0%)	2,513 → 1,918 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$63,194 → $61,250 (-3.1%)	$48,409 → $58,726 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$135,100 → $148,400 (+9.8%)	$130,700 → $172,000 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $850 (+25.9%)	$786 → $839 (+6.7%)

Pelion

Population

6951,147

Median household income

$63,194$61,250

Median home value

$135,100$148,400

Median gross rent

$675$850

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)

	Pelion	South Congaree
Under 5	6.3%	8.6%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	8.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	17.3%	16.5%
55 to 64	31.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	4.4%	7.0%
75 and over	1.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelion	South Congaree
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	79.4%
Black or African American	4.4%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelion	South Congaree
No high school diploma	22.3%	12.2%
High school graduate	31.8%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelion	South Congaree
Drove alone	85.2%	76.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	8.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelion	South Congaree
1-unit, detached	93.7%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Pelion	South Congaree
Poverty rate	15.0%	13.4%
Average household size	2.73	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1984	1981