Arial vs Central

A side-by-side comparison of Arial and Central: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Central has the higher population (5,299 vs 2,024 in Arial). Central has the higher median household income ($58,262 vs $50,132 in Arial). Central has the higher median home value ($228,500 vs $169,200 in Arial).

Population, income & housing

	Arial	Central
Population	2,024	5,299
Median age	45.5 yrs	22.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,132	$58,262
Median home value	$169,200	$228,500
Median gross rent	$749	$973
Housing units	1,084	2,162
Homeownership rate	90.0%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	48.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arial	Central
Population	2,185 → 2,024 (-7.4%)	5,270 → 5,299 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$39,875 → $50,132 (+25.7%)	$28,820 → $58,262 (+102.2%)
Median home value	$112,600 → $169,200 (+50.3%)	$108,700 → $228,500 (+110.2%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $749 (-10.1%)	$652 → $973 (+49.2%)

Arial

Population

2,1852,024

Median household income

$39,875$50,132

Median home value

$112,600$169,200

Median gross rent

$833$749

Central

Population

5,2705,299

Median household income

$28,820$58,262

Median home value

$108,700$228,500

Median gross rent

$652$973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arial	Central
Under 5	4.7%	8.9%
5 to 17	10.8%	10.8%
18 to 24	12.7%	35.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	15.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	3.0%
65 to 74	14.6%	2.8%
75 and over	11.1%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arial	Central
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	64.7%
Black or African American	5.1%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	8.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.7%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arial	Central
No high school diploma	12.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	37.0%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arial	Central
Drove alone	85.6%	78.7%
Carpooled	11.2%	7.1%
Public transit	1.3%	4.9%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arial	Central
1-unit, detached	77.0%	33.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	41.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Arial	Central
Poverty rate	10.5%	31.4%
Average household size	2.17	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1975	1993