Mayesville vs Oswego

A side-by-side comparison of Mayesville and Oswego: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mayesville has the higher population (801 vs 211 in Oswego). Since 2019, Mayesville's population has grown faster (+47.0% vs -27.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Mayesville	Oswego
Population	801	211
Median age	36.2 yrs	15.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,179	—
Median home value	$90,800	—
Housing units	326	40
Homeownership rate	62.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayesville	Oswego
Population	545 → 801 (+47.0%)	292 → 211 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$39,297 → $45,179 (+15.0%)	$47,625 → $52,708 (+10.7%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $90,800 (+25.2%)	$229,600 → $229,700 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$540 → $638 (+18.1%)	—

Mayesville

Population

545801

Median household income

$39,297$45,179

Median home value

$72,500$90,800

Median gross rent

$540$638

Oswego

Population

292211

Median household income

$47,625$52,708

Median home value

$229,600$229,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mayesville	Oswego
Under 5	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	31.3%	61.1%
18 to 24	1.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	22.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	2.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	23.1%	38.9%
65 to 74	1.2%	0.0%
75 and over	3.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayesville	Oswego
White (non-Hispanic)	15.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	84.0%	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	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayesville	Oswego
No high school diploma	16.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.1%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayesville	Oswego
Drove alone	83.4%	—
Carpooled	13.0%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	3.7%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayesville	Oswego
1-unit, detached	64.7%	0.0%
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	35.3%	100.0%

Poverty & households

	Mayesville	Oswego
Poverty rate	38.5%	100.0%
Average household size	2.92	5.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1982	—