Bowman vs Santee

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

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

Santee has the higher population (1,179 vs 789 in Bowman). Santee has the higher median household income ($36,856 vs $27,500 in Bowman). Santee has the higher median home value ($163,800 vs $80,700 in Bowman).

Population, income & housing

	Bowman	Santee
Population	789	1,179
Median age	32.9 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$27,500	$36,856
Median home value	$80,700	$163,800
Median gross rent	$848	$733
Housing units	409	498
Homeownership rate	67.5%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowman	Santee
Population	711 → 789 (+11.0%)	1,000 → 1,179 (+17.9%)
Median household income	$34,034 → $27,500 (-19.2%)	$28,625 → $36,856 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $80,700 (-3.7%)	$153,700 → $163,800 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $848 (+41.3%)	$538 → $733 (+36.2%)

Bowman

Population

711789

Median household income

$34,034$27,500

Median home value

$83,800$80,700

Median gross rent

$600$848

Santee

Population

1,0001,179

Median household income

$28,625$36,856

Median home value

$153,700$163,800

Median gross rent

$538$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowman	Santee
Under 5	8.5%	2.7%
5 to 17	24.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	2.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	16.5%	5.9%
35 to 44	6.0%	6.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	6.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	19.7%
65 to 74	14.8%	19.8%
75 and over	5.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowman	Santee
White (non-Hispanic)	20.7%	16.8%
Black or African American	76.0%	72.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowman	Santee
No high school diploma	12.3%	21.7%
High school graduate	54.8%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowman	Santee
Drove alone	86.4%	84.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowman	Santee
1-unit, detached	60.1%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	1.2%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	37.9%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Bowman	Santee
Poverty rate	48.9%	37.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1977	1990