Central Pacolet vs Converse

A side-by-side comparison of Central Pacolet and Converse: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Converse has the higher population (424 vs 255 in Central Pacolet). Converse has the higher median household income ($50,139 vs $29,500 in Central Pacolet). Converse has the higher median home value ($168,200 vs $95,000 in Central Pacolet).

Population, income & housing

	Central Pacolet	Converse
Population	255	424
Median age	44.9 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$29,500	$50,139
Median home value	$95,000	$168,200
Median gross rent	$738	$831
Housing units	138	248
Homeownership rate	58.8%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Pacolet	Converse
Population	186 → 255 (+37.1%)	570 → 424 (-25.6%)
Median household income	$40,938 → $29,500 (-27.9%)	$60,811 → $50,139 (-17.5%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $95,000 (+62.1%)	$91,400 → $168,200 (+84.0%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $738 (+21.0%)	$842 → $831 (-1.3%)

Central Pacolet

Population

186255

Median household income

$40,938$29,500

Median home value

$58,600$95,000

Median gross rent

$610$738

Converse

Population

570424

Median household income

$60,811$50,139

Median home value

$91,400$168,200

Median gross rent

$842$831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Pacolet	Converse
Under 5	1.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	13.3%	23.1%
18 to 24	14.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	21.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	3.1%
45 to 54	16.1%	5.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	30.9%
65 to 74	19.6%	8.0%
75 and over	2.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Pacolet	Converse
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	64.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	9.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Pacolet	Converse
No high school diploma	23.5%	3.4%
High school graduate	46.9%	60.7%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Pacolet	Converse
Drove alone	82.9%	92.4%
Carpooled	17.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Pacolet	Converse
1-unit, detached	64.5%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.8%	24.2%

Poverty & households

	Central Pacolet	Converse
Poverty rate	21.2%	12.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1960	1972