Arial vs Clemson University

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

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

Clemson University has the higher population (6,434 vs 2,024 in Arial). Since 2019, Clemson University's population has grown faster (+20.7% vs -7.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Arial	Clemson University
Population	2,024	6,434
Median age	45.5 yrs	19.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,132	—
Median home value	$169,200	—
Median gross rent	$749	—
Housing units	1,084	30
Homeownership rate	90.0%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	100.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arial	Clemson University
Population	2,185 → 2,024 (-7.4%)	5,329 → 6,434 (+20.7%)
Median household income	$39,875 → $50,132 (+25.7%)	—
Median home value	$112,600 → $169,200 (+50.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$833 → $749 (-10.1%)	$650 → $754 (+16.0%)

Arial

Population

2,1852,024

Median household income

$39,875$50,132

Median home value

$112,600$169,200

Median gross rent

$833$749

Clemson University

Population

5,3296,434

Median gross rent

$650$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arial	Clemson University
Under 5	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	1.4%
18 to 24	12.7%	98.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	0.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	0.1%
55 to 64	13.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	14.6%	0.0%
75 and over	11.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arial	Clemson University
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	83.4%
Black or African American	5.1%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arial	Clemson University
No high school diploma	12.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	84.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arial	Clemson University
Drove alone	85.6%	49.8%
Carpooled	11.2%	4.3%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	33.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arial	Clemson University
1-unit, detached	77.0%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	100.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arial	Clemson University
Poverty rate	10.5%	—
Average household size	2.17	—
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1975	—