Clifton vs Drayton

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Drayton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Drayton has the higher population (1,043 vs 861 in Clifton). Drayton has the higher median household income ($51,650 vs $48,357 in Clifton). Clifton has the higher median home value ($115,000 vs $82,500 in Drayton).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Drayton
Population	861	1,043
Median age	31.5 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,357	$51,650
Median home value	$115,000	$82,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,331
Housing units	269	620
Homeownership rate	40.0%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Drayton
Population	521 → 861 (+65.3%)	1,097 → 1,043 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$26,813 → $48,357 (+80.3%)	$36,923 → $51,650 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $115,000 (+7.3%)	$75,500 → $82,500 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,104 (+3.9%)	$985 → $1,331 (+35.1%)

Clifton

Population

521861

Median household income

$26,813$48,357

Median home value

$107,200$115,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,104

Drayton

Population

1,0971,043

Median household income

$36,923$51,650

Median home value

$75,500$82,500

Median gross rent

$985$1,331

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Drayton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	43.3%	2.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.4%
25 to 34	19.0%	22.7%
35 to 44	17.2%	5.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	22.3%
55 to 64	8.0%	19.2%
65 to 74	1.0%	4.2%
75 and over	0.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Drayton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	64.1%
Black or African American	6.9%	30.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Drayton
No high school diploma	47.3%	36.5%
High school graduate	19.1%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Drayton
Drove alone	85.8%	90.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.4%
Other means	14.2%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Drayton
1-unit, detached	90.3%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	35.6%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Drayton
Poverty rate	45.8%	37.4%
Average household size	3.51	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1938	1968