Easley vs Pickens

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

Easley and Pickens 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 3,386 in Pickens). Easley has the higher median household income ($65,330 vs $58,534 in Pickens). Easley has the higher median home value ($243,100 vs $196,400 in Pickens).

Population, income & housing

	Easley	Pickens
Population	23,942	3,386
Median age	41.0 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,330	$58,534
Median home value	$243,100	$196,400
Median gross rent	$903	$874
Housing units	11,358	1,452
Homeownership rate	68.1%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Easley	Pickens
Population	20,923 → 23,942 (+14.4%)	3,160 → 3,386 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$52,414 → $65,330 (+24.6%)	$39,103 → $58,534 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$159,800 → $243,100 (+52.1%)	$118,800 → $196,400 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$762 → $903 (+18.5%)	$734 → $874 (+19.1%)

Easley

Population

20,92323,942

Median household income

$52,414$65,330

Median home value

$159,800$243,100

Median gross rent

$762$903

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)

	Easley	Pickens
Under 5	6.3%	8.7%
5 to 17	12.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.8%
25 to 34	14.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	16.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.1%
75 and over	8.6%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Easley	Pickens
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	72.7%
Black or African American	10.4%	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	0.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Easley	Pickens
No high school diploma	12.6%	14.8%
High school graduate	26.4%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Easley	Pickens
Drove alone	82.6%	88.6%
Carpooled	5.6%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Easley	Pickens
1-unit, detached	70.1%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	7.2%
20 or more units	4.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Easley	Pickens
Poverty rate	14.3%	16.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	38
Median year structure built	1986	1963