Central Pacolet vs Pauline

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

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

Both have a population of 255. Pauline has the higher median household income ($79,732 vs $29,500 in Central Pacolet). Pauline has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $95,000 in Central Pacolet).

Population, income & housing

	Central Pacolet	Pauline
Population	255	255
Median age	44.9 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$29,500	$79,732
Median home value	$95,000	$207,100
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	138	141
Homeownership rate	58.8%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Pacolet	Pauline
Population	186 → 255 (+37.1%)	204 → 255 (+25.0%)
Median household income	$40,938 → $29,500 (-27.9%)	$71,328 → $79,732 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $95,000 (+62.1%)	$133,900 → $207,100 (+54.7%)
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

Pauline

Population

204255

Median household income

$71,328$79,732

Median home value

$133,900$207,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Pacolet	Pauline
Under 5	1.6%	10.2%
5 to 17	13.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	14.9%	28.6%
25 to 34	6.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.7%	3.1%
45 to 54	16.1%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	19.6%	19.6%
75 and over	2.7%	16.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Pacolet	Pauline
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	94.1%
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%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Pacolet	Pauline
No high school diploma	23.5%	5.8%
High school graduate	46.9%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Pacolet	Pauline
Drove alone	82.9%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Pacolet	Pauline
1-unit, detached	64.5%	84.4%
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%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Central Pacolet	Pauline
Poverty rate	21.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1960	1979