Arial vs Pickens

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

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

Pickens has the higher population (3,386 vs 2,024 in Arial). Pickens has the higher median household income ($58,534 vs $50,132 in Arial). Pickens has the higher median home value ($196,400 vs $169,200 in Arial).

Population, income & housing

	Arial	Pickens
Population	2,024	3,386
Median age	45.5 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,132	$58,534
Median home value	$169,200	$196,400
Median gross rent	$749	$874
Housing units	1,084	1,452
Homeownership rate	90.0%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arial	Pickens
Population	2,185 → 2,024 (-7.4%)	3,160 → 3,386 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$39,875 → $50,132 (+25.7%)	$39,103 → $58,534 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$112,600 → $169,200 (+50.3%)	$118,800 → $196,400 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $749 (-10.1%)	$734 → $874 (+19.1%)

Arial

Population

2,1852,024

Median household income

$39,875$50,132

Median home value

$112,600$169,200

Median gross rent

$833$749

Pickens

Population

3,1603,386

Median household income

$39,103$58,534

Median home value

$118,800$196,400

Median gross rent

$734$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arial	Pickens
Under 5	4.7%	8.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	12.7%	10.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	16.1%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	14.6%	9.1%
75 and over	11.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arial	Pickens
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	72.7%
Black or African American	5.1%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.2%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arial	Pickens
No high school diploma	12.8%	14.8%
High school graduate	37.0%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arial	Pickens
Drove alone	85.6%	88.6%
Carpooled	11.2%	10.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arial	Pickens
1-unit, detached	77.0%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Arial	Pickens
Poverty rate	10.5%	16.7%
Average household size	2.17	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	38
Median year structure built	1975	1963