Central vs Easley

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

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

Easley has the higher population (23,942 vs 5,299 in Central). Easley has the higher median household income ($65,330 vs $58,262 in Central). Easley has the higher median home value ($243,100 vs $228,500 in Central).

Population, income & housing

	Central	Easley
Population	5,299	23,942
Median age	22.7 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,262	$65,330
Median home value	$228,500	$243,100
Median gross rent	$973	$903
Housing units	2,162	11,358
Homeownership rate	23.0%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.6%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central	Easley
Population	5,270 → 5,299 (+0.6%)	20,923 → 23,942 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$28,820 → $58,262 (+102.2%)	$52,414 → $65,330 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$108,700 → $228,500 (+110.2%)	$159,800 → $243,100 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$652 → $973 (+49.2%)	$762 → $903 (+18.5%)

Central

Population

5,2705,299

Median household income

$28,820$58,262

Median home value

$108,700$228,500

Median gross rent

$652$973

Easley

Population

20,92323,942

Median household income

$52,414$65,330

Median home value

$159,800$243,100

Median gross rent

$762$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central	Easley
Under 5	8.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	10.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	35.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	15.4%	14.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.5%
55 to 64	3.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	2.8%	11.1%
75 and over	3.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central	Easley
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	78.9%
Black or African American	7.3%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	12.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central	Easley
No high school diploma	9.3%	12.6%
High school graduate	18.2%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central	Easley
Drove alone	78.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	5.6%
Public transit	4.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central	Easley
1-unit, detached	33.4%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	41.4%	11.8%
20 or more units	5.6%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Central	Easley
Poverty rate	31.4%	14.3%
Average household size	2.59	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1993	1986