Ben Avon vs Pacolet

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

Ben Avon and Pacolet 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 2,164 in Pacolet). Ben Avon has the higher median household income ($46,736 vs $46,120 in Pacolet). Ben Avon has the higher median home value ($198,900 vs $94,100 in Pacolet).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Avon	Pacolet
Population	2,334	2,164
Median age	35.9 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,736	$46,120
Median home value	$198,900	$94,100
Median gross rent	$1,045	$857
Housing units	1,321	1,185
Homeownership rate	43.0%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Avon	Pacolet
Population	2,189 → 2,334 (+6.6%)	2,444 → 2,164 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$39,217 → $46,736 (+19.2%)	$40,863 → $46,120 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$155,700 → $198,900 (+27.7%)	$77,300 → $94,100 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $1,045 (+23.8%)	$679 → $857 (+26.2%)

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

Pacolet

Population

2,4442,164

Median household income

$40,863$46,120

Median home value

$77,300$94,100

Median gross rent

$679$857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Avon	Pacolet
Under 5	2.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.3%
18 to 24	19.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	3.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	21.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.4%
75 and over	4.6%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Avon	Pacolet
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	77.1%
Black or African American	30.6%	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
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%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Avon	Pacolet
No high school diploma	11.3%	14.7%
High school graduate	35.0%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Avon	Pacolet
Drove alone	82.8%	77.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Avon	Pacolet
1-unit, detached	55.3%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	0.9%
20 or more units	11.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Ben Avon	Pacolet
Poverty rate	19.9%	15.8%
Average household size	1.94	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1976	1964