Dentsville vs St. Andrews

A side-by-side comparison of Dentsville and St. Andrews: population, income, housing, and more.

Dentsville and St. Andrews are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Andrews has the higher population (20,953 vs 15,396 in Dentsville). St. Andrews has the higher median household income ($45,321 vs $44,029 in Dentsville). Dentsville has the higher median home value ($154,600 vs $146,700 in St. Andrews).

Population, income & housing

	Dentsville	St. Andrews
Population	15,396	20,953
Median age	36.0 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,029	$45,321
Median home value	$154,600	$146,700
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,060
Housing units	7,548	11,730
Homeownership rate	37.5%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dentsville	St. Andrews
Population	15,153 → 15,396 (+1.6%)	20,990 → 20,953 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$38,675 → $44,029 (+13.8%)	$37,042 → $45,321 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$123,600 → $154,600 (+25.1%)	$100,500 → $146,700 (+46.0%)
Median gross rent	$942 → $1,145 (+21.5%)	$875 → $1,060 (+21.1%)

Dentsville

Population

15,15315,396

Median household income

$38,675$44,029

Median home value

$123,600$154,600

Median gross rent

$942$1,145

St. Andrews

Population

20,99020,953

Median household income

$37,042$45,321

Median home value

$100,500$146,700

Median gross rent

$875$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dentsville	St. Andrews
Under 5	6.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	16.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	12.2%
25 to 34	17.9%	20.5%
35 to 44	15.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.0%
75 and over	5.7%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dentsville	St. Andrews
White (non-Hispanic)	10.5%	20.9%
Black or African American	74.8%	68.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dentsville	St. Andrews
No high school diploma	14.8%	8.4%
High school graduate	22.2%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dentsville	St. Andrews
Drove alone	79.5%	78.0%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.1%
Public transit	1.5%	1.4%
Walked	0.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	9.7%
Other means	1.8%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dentsville	St. Andrews
1-unit, detached	41.1%	30.6%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	32.1%	36.9%
20 or more units	9.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Dentsville	St. Andrews
Poverty rate	17.1%	23.5%
Average household size	2.20	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1984	1978