Pauline vs Startex

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

Pauline 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 Pauline). Since 2019, Pauline's population has grown faster (+25.0% vs -56.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Pauline	Startex
Population	255	417
Median age	53.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,732	—
Median home value	$207,100	—
Housing units	141	172
Homeownership rate	92.4%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pauline	Startex
Population	204 → 255 (+25.0%)	954 → 417 (-56.3%)
Median household income	$71,328 → $79,732 (+11.8%)	$25,313 → $44,353 (+75.2%)
Median home value	$133,900 → $207,100 (+54.7%)	$58,600 → $55,900 (-4.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$581 → $667 (+14.8%)

Pauline

Population

204255

Median household income

$71,328$79,732

Median home value

$133,900$207,100

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)

	Pauline	Startex
Under 5	10.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	24.9%
18 to 24	28.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.6%
35 to 44	3.1%	27.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	3.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	2.2%
65 to 74	19.6%	26.9%
75 and over	16.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pauline	Startex
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	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	5.9%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pauline	Startex
No high school diploma	5.8%	48.2%
High school graduate	33.3%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	55.8%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pauline	Startex
Drove alone	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pauline	Startex
1-unit, detached	84.4%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	15.6%	50.0%

Poverty & households

	Pauline	Startex
Poverty rate	0.0%	32.4%
Average household size	2.14	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1979	1995