Central vs Clemson University

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

Central 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 5,299 in Central). Since 2019, Clemson University's population has grown faster (+20.7% vs +0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Central	Clemson University
Population	5,299	6,434
Median age	22.7 yrs	19.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,262	—
Median home value	$228,500	—
Median gross rent	$973	—
Housing units	2,162	30
Homeownership rate	23.0%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.6%	100.0%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central	Clemson University
Population	5,270 → 5,299 (+0.6%)	5,329 → 6,434 (+20.7%)
Median household income	$28,820 → $58,262 (+102.2%)	—
Median home value	$108,700 → $228,500 (+110.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$652 → $973 (+49.2%)	$650 → $754 (+16.0%)

Central

Population

5,2705,299

Median household income

$28,820$58,262

Median home value

$108,700$228,500

Median gross rent

$652$973

Clemson University

Population

5,3296,434

Median gross rent

$650$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central	Clemson University
Under 5	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	1.4%
18 to 24	35.0%	98.4%
25 to 34	15.4%	0.1%
35 to 44	10.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.8%	0.1%
55 to 64	3.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	2.8%	0.0%
75 and over	3.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central	Clemson University
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	83.4%
Black or African American	7.3%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	8.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	12.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central	Clemson University
No high school diploma	9.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	84.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central	Clemson University
Drove alone	78.7%	49.8%
Carpooled	7.1%	4.3%
Public transit	4.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	33.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central	Clemson University
1-unit, detached	33.4%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	100.0%
5 to 19 units	41.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Central	Clemson University
Poverty rate	31.4%	—
Average household size	2.59	—
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1993	—