Clemson vs Pickens

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

Clemson 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 has the higher population (17,759 vs 3,386 in Pickens). Pickens has the higher median household income ($58,534 vs $49,713 in Clemson). Clemson has the higher median home value ($359,100 vs $196,400 in Pickens).

Population, income & housing

	Clemson	Pickens
Population	17,759	3,386
Median age	24.6 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,713	$58,534
Median home value	$359,100	$196,400
Median gross rent	$972	$874
Housing units	8,423	1,452
Homeownership rate	35.5%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.0%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clemson	Pickens
Population	16,463 → 17,759 (+7.9%)	3,160 → 3,386 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$43,568 → $49,713 (+14.1%)	$39,103 → $58,534 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$236,500 → $359,100 (+51.8%)	$118,800 → $196,400 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $972 (+4.7%)	$734 → $874 (+19.1%)

Clemson

Population

16,46317,759

Median household income

$43,568$49,713

Median home value

$236,500$359,100

Median gross rent

$928$972

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	Pickens
Under 5	0.7%	8.7%
5 to 17	9.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	41.1%	10.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.1%
35 to 44	7.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	9.2%	16.1%
55 to 64	6.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	5.8%	9.1%
75 and over	7.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clemson	Pickens
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	72.7%
Black or African American	8.5%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	5.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clemson	Pickens
No high school diploma	5.5%	14.8%
High school graduate	13.2%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	34.2%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clemson	Pickens
Drove alone	67.8%	88.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.7%
Public transit	5.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clemson	Pickens
1-unit, detached	40.2%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	24.1%	7.2%
20 or more units	12.8%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Clemson	Pickens
Poverty rate	36.1%	16.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	20	38
Median year structure built	1988	1963