Converse vs Startex

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

Converse and Startex 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 417 in Startex). Since 2019, Converse's population has grown faster (-25.6% vs -56.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Converse	Startex
Population	424	417
Median age	32.3 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,139	—
Median home value	$168,200	—
Median gross rent	$831	—
Housing units	248	172
Homeownership rate	59.1%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Converse	Startex
Population	570 → 424 (-25.6%)	954 → 417 (-56.3%)
Median household income	$60,811 → $50,139 (-17.5%)	$25,313 → $44,353 (+75.2%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $168,200 (+84.0%)	$58,600 → $55,900 (-4.6%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $831 (-1.3%)	$581 → $667 (+14.8%)

Converse

Population

570424

Median household income

$60,811$50,139

Median home value

$91,400$168,200

Median gross rent

$842$831

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)

	Converse	Startex
Under 5	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	24.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	21.9%	15.6%
35 to 44	3.1%	27.1%
45 to 54	5.7%	3.4%
55 to 64	30.9%	2.2%
65 to 74	8.0%	26.9%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Converse	Startex
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	94.7%
Black or African American	13.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.7%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Converse	Startex
No high school diploma	3.4%	48.2%
High school graduate	60.7%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Converse	Startex
Drove alone	92.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	28.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Converse	Startex
1-unit, detached	62.9%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.2%	50.0%

Poverty & households

	Converse	Startex
Poverty rate	12.5%	32.4%
Average household size	2.67	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1972	1995