Southern Shops vs Whitney

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

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

Southern Shops has the higher population (3,985 vs 3,659 in Whitney). Whitney has the higher median household income ($49,181 vs $35,016 in Southern Shops). Whitney has the higher median home value ($136,700 vs $102,200 in Southern Shops).

Population, income & housing

	Southern Shops	Whitney
Population	3,985	3,659
Median age	34.7 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$35,016	$49,181
Median home value	$102,200	$136,700
Median gross rent	$963	$899
Housing units	1,333	1,833
Homeownership rate	49.2%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Southern Shops	Whitney
Population	3,592 → 3,985 (+10.9%)	3,999 → 3,659 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$24,330 → $35,016 (+43.9%)	$43,607 → $49,181 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$59,600 → $102,200 (+71.5%)	$111,000 → $136,700 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $963 (+34.9%)	$771 → $899 (+16.6%)

Southern Shops

Population

3,5923,985

Median household income

$24,330$35,016

Median home value

$59,600$102,200

Median gross rent

$714$963

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)

	Southern Shops	Whitney
Under 5	8.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	20.6%	19.2%
35 to 44	16.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	18.4%
65 to 74	3.1%	7.4%
75 and over	3.8%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Southern Shops	Whitney
White (non-Hispanic)	28.6%	42.9%
Black or African American	21.7%	37.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	44.0%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Southern Shops	Whitney
No high school diploma	41.4%	24.9%
High school graduate	27.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Southern Shops	Whitney
Drove alone	80.7%	74.2%
Carpooled	17.5%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	5.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Southern Shops	Whitney
1-unit, detached	50.9%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	41.0%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Southern Shops	Whitney
Poverty rate	44.2%	13.7%
Average household size	2.87	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1980	1981