Clemson University vs Pickens

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

Clemson University and Pickens 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 3,386 in Pickens). Since 2019, Clemson University's population has grown faster (+20.7% vs +7.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Clemson University	Pickens
Population	6,434	3,386
Median age	19.3 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,534
Median home value	—	$196,400
Median gross rent	—	$874
Housing units	30	1,452
Homeownership rate	—	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clemson University	Pickens
Population	5,329 → 6,434 (+20.7%)	3,160 → 3,386 (+7.2%)
Median household income	—	$39,103 → $58,534 (+49.7%)
Median home value	—	$118,800 → $196,400 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $754 (+16.0%)	$734 → $874 (+19.1%)

Clemson University

Population

5,3296,434

Median gross rent

$650$754

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)

	Clemson University	Pickens
Under 5	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	1.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	98.4%	10.8%
25 to 34	0.1%	9.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	0.1%	16.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.1%
75 and over	0.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clemson University	Pickens
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	72.7%
Black or African American	9.7%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	0.6%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clemson University	Pickens
No high school diploma	0.0%	14.8%
High school graduate	0.0%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	84.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clemson University	Pickens
Drove alone	49.8%	88.6%
Carpooled	4.3%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	33.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	0.0%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clemson University	Pickens
1-unit, detached	0.0%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	100.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Clemson University	Pickens
Poverty rate	—	16.7%
Average household size	—	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	14	38
Median year structure built	—	1963