Central Pacolet vs Glenn Springs

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

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

Central Pacolet has the higher population (255 vs 173 in Glenn Springs). Glenn Springs has the higher median home value ($269,100 vs $95,000 in Central Pacolet). Since 2019, Central Pacolet's population has grown faster (+37.1% vs -25.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Central Pacolet	Glenn Springs
Population	255	173
Median age	44.9 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$29,500	—
Median home value	$95,000	$269,100
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	138	47
Homeownership rate	58.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	30.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Pacolet	Glenn Springs
Population	186 → 255 (+37.1%)	231 → 173 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$40,938 → $29,500 (-27.9%)	$49,091 → $51,791 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $95,000 (+62.1%)	$119,700 → $269,100 (+124.8%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $738 (+21.0%)	—

Central Pacolet

Population

186255

Median household income

$40,938$29,500

Median home value

$58,600$95,000

Median gross rent

$610$738

Glenn Springs

Population

231173

Median household income

$49,091$51,791

Median home value

$119,700$269,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Pacolet	Glenn Springs
Under 5	1.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.3%	7.5%
18 to 24	14.9%	16.2%
25 to 34	6.7%	16.8%
35 to 44	13.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.1%	15.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	20.8%
65 to 74	19.6%	5.2%
75 and over	2.7%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Pacolet	Glenn Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Pacolet	Glenn Springs
No high school diploma	23.5%	12.5%
High school graduate	46.9%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	43.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Pacolet	Glenn Springs
Drove alone	82.9%	75.0%
Carpooled	17.1%	25.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Pacolet	Glenn Springs
1-unit, detached	64.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Central Pacolet	Glenn Springs
Poverty rate	21.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.24	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1960	1959