Roebuck vs Whitney

A side-by-side comparison of Roebuck and Whitney: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whitney has the higher population (3,659 vs 3,468 in Roebuck). Roebuck has the higher median household income ($51,111 vs $49,181 in Whitney). Roebuck has the higher median home value ($192,800 vs $136,700 in Whitney).

Population, income & housing

	Roebuck	Whitney
Population	3,468	3,659
Median age	36.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,111	$49,181
Median home value	$192,800	$136,700
Median gross rent	$1,087	$899
Housing units	1,429	1,833
Homeownership rate	80.2%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roebuck	Whitney
Population	2,851 → 3,468 (+21.6%)	3,999 → 3,659 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$52,794 → $51,111 (-3.2%)	$43,607 → $49,181 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $192,800 (+24.1%)	$111,000 → $136,700 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$871 → $1,087 (+24.8%)	$771 → $899 (+16.6%)

Roebuck

Population

2,8513,468

Median household income

$52,794$51,111

Median home value

$155,300$192,800

Median gross rent

$871$1,087

Whitney

Population

3,9993,659

Median household income

$43,607$49,181

Median home value

$111,000$136,700

Median gross rent

$771$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roebuck	Whitney
Under 5	7.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	12.6%	13.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.2%
25 to 34	23.2%	19.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.8%
45 to 54	19.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	18.4%
65 to 74	4.4%	7.4%
75 and over	5.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roebuck	Whitney
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	42.9%
Black or African American	22.3%	37.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roebuck	Whitney
No high school diploma	11.8%	24.9%
High school graduate	29.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roebuck	Whitney
Drove alone	76.6%	74.2%
Carpooled	10.7%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roebuck	Whitney
1-unit, detached	75.9%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Roebuck	Whitney
Poverty rate	8.7%	13.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1989	1981