Clemson vs Easley

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

Clemson 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 17,759 in Clemson). Easley has the higher median household income ($65,330 vs $49,713 in Clemson). Clemson has the higher median home value ($359,100 vs $243,100 in Easley).

Population, income & housing

	Clemson	Easley
Population	17,759	23,942
Median age	24.6 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,713	$65,330
Median home value	$359,100	$243,100
Median gross rent	$972	$903
Housing units	8,423	11,358
Homeownership rate	35.5%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.0%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clemson	Easley
Population	16,463 → 17,759 (+7.9%)	20,923 → 23,942 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$43,568 → $49,713 (+14.1%)	$52,414 → $65,330 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$236,500 → $359,100 (+51.8%)	$159,800 → $243,100 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $972 (+4.7%)	$762 → $903 (+18.5%)

Clemson

Population

16,46317,759

Median household income

$43,568$49,713

Median home value

$236,500$359,100

Median gross rent

$928$972

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)

	Clemson	Easley
Under 5	0.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	9.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	41.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.8%
35 to 44	7.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	6.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	11.1%
75 and over	7.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clemson	Easley
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	78.9%
Black or African American	8.5%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	5.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clemson	Easley
No high school diploma	5.5%	12.6%
High school graduate	13.2%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	34.2%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clemson	Easley
Drove alone	67.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.6%
Public transit	5.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	10.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clemson	Easley
1-unit, detached	40.2%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	24.1%	11.8%
20 or more units	12.8%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Clemson	Easley
Poverty rate	36.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1988	1986