Hemingway vs Kingstree

A side-by-side comparison of Hemingway and Kingstree: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kingstree has the higher population (3,161 vs 413 in Hemingway). Hemingway has the higher median household income ($44,375 vs $28,776 in Kingstree). Hemingway has the higher median home value ($161,700 vs $127,300 in Kingstree).

Population, income & housing

	Hemingway	Kingstree
Population	413	3,161
Median age	50.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,375	$28,776
Median home value	$161,700	$127,300
Median gross rent	$665	$526
Housing units	249	1,690
Homeownership rate	75.1%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hemingway	Kingstree
Population	529 → 413 (-21.9%)	3,096 → 3,161 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$38,813 → $44,375 (+14.3%)	$27,697 → $28,776 (+3.9%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $161,700 (+33.3%)	$75,400 → $127,300 (+68.8%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $665 (-7.3%)	$607 → $526 (-13.3%)

Hemingway

Population

529413

Median household income

$38,813$44,375

Median home value

$121,300$161,700

Median gross rent

$717$665

Kingstree

Population

3,0963,161

Median household income

$27,697$28,776

Median home value

$75,400$127,300

Median gross rent

$607$526

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hemingway	Kingstree
Under 5	3.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	10.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	14.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	18.6%	11.0%
75 and over	14.3%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hemingway	Kingstree
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	25.2%
Black or African American	28.1%	69.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hemingway	Kingstree
No high school diploma	11.6%	17.0%
High school graduate	32.8%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hemingway	Kingstree
Drove alone	89.8%	64.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	6.7%
Walked	3.6%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hemingway	Kingstree
1-unit, detached	88.4%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	34.6%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Hemingway	Kingstree
Poverty rate	11.2%	34.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	40	27
Median year structure built	1965	1975