Clemson vs Clemson University

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

Clemson 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 has the higher population (17,759 vs 6,434 in Clemson University). Since 2019, Clemson University's population has grown faster (+20.7% vs +7.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Clemson	Clemson University
Population	17,759	6,434
Median age	24.6 yrs	19.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,713	—
Median home value	$359,100	—
Median gross rent	$972	—
Housing units	8,423	30
Homeownership rate	35.5%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.0%	100.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clemson	Clemson University
Population	16,463 → 17,759 (+7.9%)	5,329 → 6,434 (+20.7%)
Median household income	$43,568 → $49,713 (+14.1%)	—
Median home value	$236,500 → $359,100 (+51.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$928 → $972 (+4.7%)	$650 → $754 (+16.0%)

Clemson

Population

16,46317,759

Median household income

$43,568$49,713

Median home value

$236,500$359,100

Median gross rent

$928$972

Clemson University

Population

5,3296,434

Median gross rent

$650$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clemson	Clemson University
Under 5	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.8%	1.4%
18 to 24	41.1%	98.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	0.1%
35 to 44	7.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	0.1%
55 to 64	6.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	0.0%
75 and over	7.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clemson	Clemson University
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	83.4%
Black or African American	8.5%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	5.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clemson	Clemson University
No high school diploma	5.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	13.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	34.2%	84.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clemson	Clemson University
Drove alone	67.8%	49.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	4.3%
Public transit	5.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	33.5%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	9.7%
Other means	0.5%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clemson	Clemson University
1-unit, detached	40.2%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	100.0%
5 to 19 units	24.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clemson	Clemson University
Poverty rate	36.1%	—
Average household size	2.33	—
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1988	—