Bowman vs Branchville

A side-by-side comparison of Bowman and Branchville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Branchville has the higher population (1,169 vs 789 in Bowman). Branchville has the higher median household income ($40,144 vs $27,500 in Bowman). Branchville has the higher median home value ($98,900 vs $80,700 in Bowman).

Population, income & housing

	Bowman	Branchville
Population	789	1,169
Median age	32.9 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$27,500	$40,144
Median home value	$80,700	$98,900
Median gross rent	$848	$772
Housing units	409	557
Homeownership rate	67.5%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowman	Branchville
Population	711 → 789 (+11.0%)	1,242 → 1,169 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$34,034 → $27,500 (-19.2%)	$28,750 → $40,144 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $80,700 (-3.7%)	$66,900 → $98,900 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $848 (+41.3%)	$475 → $772 (+62.5%)

Bowman

Population

711789

Median household income

$34,034$27,500

Median home value

$83,800$80,700

Median gross rent

$600$848

Branchville

Population

1,2421,169

Median household income

$28,750$40,144

Median home value

$66,900$98,900

Median gross rent

$475$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowman	Branchville
Under 5	8.5%	2.7%
5 to 17	24.5%	8.1%
18 to 24	2.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	8.0%
35 to 44	6.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	17.3%
55 to 64	10.6%	17.0%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.7%
75 and over	5.8%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowman	Branchville
White (non-Hispanic)	20.7%	54.1%
Black or African American	76.0%	41.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowman	Branchville
No high school diploma	12.3%	22.4%
High school graduate	54.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowman	Branchville
Drove alone	86.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	4.4%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowman	Branchville
1-unit, detached	60.1%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	37.9%	33.0%

Poverty & households

	Bowman	Branchville
Poverty rate	48.9%	15.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1977	1981