Cateechee vs Central

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

Cateechee 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 988 in Cateechee). Since 2019, Cateechee's population has grown faster (+33.9% vs +0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Cateechee	Central
Population	988	5,299
Median age	40.4 yrs	22.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,262
Median home value	—	$228,500
Median gross rent	$1,261	$973
Housing units	345	2,162
Homeownership rate	86.7%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	48.6%
Unemployment rate	20.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cateechee	Central
Population	738 → 988 (+33.9%)	5,270 → 5,299 (+0.6%)
Median household income	—	$28,820 → $58,262 (+102.2%)
Median home value	—	$108,700 → $228,500 (+110.2%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,261 (+57.6%)	$652 → $973 (+49.2%)

Cateechee

Population

738988

Median gross rent

$800$1,261

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)

	Cateechee	Central
Under 5	1.4%	8.9%
5 to 17	30.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	10.6%	35.0%
25 to 34	3.9%	15.4%
35 to 44	8.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	19.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	6.4%	3.0%
65 to 74	14.8%	2.8%
75 and over	4.4%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cateechee	Central
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	64.7%
Black or African American	7.8%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	8.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.5%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cateechee	Central
No high school diploma	24.5%	9.3%
High school graduate	17.3%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cateechee	Central
Drove alone	71.3%	78.7%
Carpooled	14.5%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	4.9%
Walked	2.5%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	5.7%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cateechee	Central
1-unit, detached	90.7%	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	9.3%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Cateechee	Central
Poverty rate	1.9%	31.4%
Average household size	3.13	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	39	19
Median year structure built	1957	1993