Ben Avon vs Mayo

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

Ben Avon and Mayo 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 1,963 in Mayo). Mayo has the higher median household income ($47,384 vs $46,736 in Ben Avon). Ben Avon has the higher median home value ($198,900 vs $159,200 in Mayo).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Avon	Mayo
Population	2,334	1,963
Median age	35.9 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,736	$47,384
Median home value	$198,900	$159,200
Median gross rent	$1,045	$591
Housing units	1,321	901
Homeownership rate	43.0%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Avon	Mayo
Population	2,189 → 2,334 (+6.6%)	1,469 → 1,963 (+33.6%)
Median household income	$39,217 → $46,736 (+19.2%)	$53,375 → $47,384 (-11.2%)
Median home value	$155,700 → $198,900 (+27.7%)	$70,300 → $159,200 (+126.5%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $1,045 (+23.8%)	—

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

Mayo

Population

1,4691,963

Median household income

$53,375$47,384

Median home value

$70,300$159,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Avon	Mayo
Under 5	2.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	19.2%	13.3%
25 to 34	14.3%	7.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.0%
45 to 54	3.6%	18.8%
55 to 64	21.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	5.5%
75 and over	4.6%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Avon	Mayo
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	96.1%
Black or African American	30.6%	0.3%
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%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Avon	Mayo
No high school diploma	11.3%	26.9%
High school graduate	35.0%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Avon	Mayo
Drove alone	82.8%	76.0%
Carpooled	10.1%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.1%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Avon	Mayo
1-unit, detached	55.3%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	42.3%

Poverty & households

	Ben Avon	Mayo
Poverty rate	19.9%	8.4%
Average household size	1.94	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1976	1975