Central Pacolet vs Startex

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

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

Startex has the higher population (417 vs 255 in Central Pacolet). Since 2019, Central Pacolet's population has grown faster (+37.1% vs -56.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Central Pacolet	Startex
Population	255	417
Median age	44.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$29,500	—
Median home value	$95,000	—
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	138	172
Homeownership rate	58.8%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Pacolet	Startex
Population	186 → 255 (+37.1%)	954 → 417 (-56.3%)
Median household income	$40,938 → $29,500 (-27.9%)	$25,313 → $44,353 (+75.2%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $95,000 (+62.1%)	$58,600 → $55,900 (-4.6%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $738 (+21.0%)	$581 → $667 (+14.8%)

Central Pacolet

Population

186255

Median household income

$40,938$29,500

Median home value

$58,600$95,000

Median gross rent

$610$738

Startex

Population

954417

Median household income

$25,313$44,353

Median home value

$58,600$55,900

Median gross rent

$581$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Pacolet	Startex
Under 5	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.3%	24.9%
18 to 24	14.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	27.1%
45 to 54	16.1%	3.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	2.2%
65 to 74	19.6%	26.9%
75 and over	2.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Pacolet	Startex
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	94.7%
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%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Pacolet	Startex
No high school diploma	23.5%	48.2%
High school graduate	46.9%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Pacolet	Startex
Drove alone	82.9%	71.7%
Carpooled	17.1%	28.3%
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	Startex
1-unit, detached	64.5%	50.0%
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%	50.0%

Poverty & households

	Central Pacolet	Startex
Poverty rate	21.2%	32.4%
Average household size	2.24	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1960	1995