Branchville vs Santee

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

Branchville 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 1,169 in Branchville). Branchville has the higher median household income ($40,144 vs $36,856 in Santee). Santee has the higher median home value ($163,800 vs $98,900 in Branchville).

Population, income & housing

	Branchville	Santee
Population	1,169	1,179
Median age	53.2 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,144	$36,856
Median home value	$98,900	$163,800
Median gross rent	$772	$733
Housing units	557	498
Homeownership rate	54.9%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branchville	Santee
Population	1,242 → 1,169 (-5.9%)	1,000 → 1,179 (+17.9%)
Median household income	$28,750 → $40,144 (+39.6%)	$28,625 → $36,856 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$66,900 → $98,900 (+47.8%)	$153,700 → $163,800 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $772 (+62.5%)	$538 → $733 (+36.2%)

Branchville

Population

1,2421,169

Median household income

$28,750$40,144

Median home value

$66,900$98,900

Median gross rent

$475$772

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)

	Branchville	Santee
Under 5	2.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	8.1%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	8.0%	5.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	6.6%
45 to 54	17.3%	6.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	19.7%
65 to 74	13.7%	19.8%
75 and over	12.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branchville	Santee
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	16.8%
Black or African American	41.7%	72.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branchville	Santee
No high school diploma	22.4%	21.7%
High school graduate	27.1%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branchville	Santee
Drove alone	76.6%	84.4%
Carpooled	19.8%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	5.5%
Other means	2.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branchville	Santee
1-unit, detached	52.8%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.7%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	33.0%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Branchville	Santee
Poverty rate	15.6%	37.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1981	1990