Ben Avon vs Cowpens

A side-by-side comparison of Ben Avon and Cowpens: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ben Avon has the higher population (2,334 vs 2,031 in Cowpens). Ben Avon has the higher median household income ($46,736 vs $37,168 in Cowpens). Ben Avon has the higher median home value ($198,900 vs $152,700 in Cowpens).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Avon	Cowpens
Population	2,334	2,031
Median age	35.9 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,736	$37,168
Median home value	$198,900	$152,700
Median gross rent	$1,045	$815
Housing units	1,321	1,002
Homeownership rate	43.0%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Avon	Cowpens
Population	2,189 → 2,334 (+6.6%)	1,942 → 2,031 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$39,217 → $46,736 (+19.2%)	$26,959 → $37,168 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$155,700 → $198,900 (+27.7%)	$96,500 → $152,700 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $1,045 (+23.8%)	$601 → $815 (+35.6%)

Ben Avon

Population

2,1892,334

Median household income

$39,217$46,736

Median home value

$155,700$198,900

Median gross rent

$844$1,045

Cowpens

Population

1,9422,031

Median household income

$26,959$37,168

Median home value

$96,500$152,700

Median gross rent

$601$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Avon	Cowpens
Under 5	2.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	10.1%
18 to 24	19.2%	5.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.3%
45 to 54	3.6%	14.8%
55 to 64	21.2%	10.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	27.9%
75 and over	4.6%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Avon	Cowpens
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	75.4%
Black or African American	30.6%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Avon	Cowpens
No high school diploma	11.3%	8.9%
High school graduate	35.0%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Avon	Cowpens
Drove alone	82.8%	86.2%
Carpooled	10.1%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Avon	Cowpens
1-unit, detached	55.3%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	3.3%
20 or more units	11.5%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Ben Avon	Cowpens
Poverty rate	19.9%	31.0%
Average household size	1.94	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1976	1973