Catawba vs Lesslie

A side-by-side comparison of Catawba and Lesslie: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lesslie has the higher population (3,202 vs 1,225 in Catawba). Lesslie has the higher median household income ($86,500 vs $55,385 in Catawba). Lesslie has the higher median home value ($240,300 vs $198,100 in Catawba).

Population, income & housing

	Catawba	Lesslie
Population	1,225	3,202
Median age	37.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,385	$86,500
Median home value	$198,100	$240,300
Median gross rent	$1,525	—
Housing units	588	1,152
Homeownership rate	72.9%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catawba	Lesslie
Population	1,108 → 1,225 (+10.6%)	3,013 → 3,202 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$45,563 → $55,385 (+21.6%)	$70,265 → $86,500 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $198,100 (+148.2%)	$173,200 → $240,300 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$863 → $1,525 (+76.7%)	$950 → $985 (+3.7%)

Catawba

Population

1,1081,225

Median household income

$45,563$55,385

Median home value

$79,800$198,100

Median gross rent

$863$1,525

Lesslie

Population

3,0133,202

Median household income

$70,265$86,500

Median home value

$173,200$240,300

Median gross rent

$950$985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catawba	Lesslie
Under 5	3.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	24.6%	24.0%
18 to 24	3.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	14.3%	15.2%
55 to 64	22.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	2.3%	6.8%
75 and over	1.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catawba	Lesslie
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	82.6%
Black or African American	14.0%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catawba	Lesslie
No high school diploma	13.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	31.9%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catawba	Lesslie
Drove alone	86.3%	85.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	1.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	5.7%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catawba	Lesslie
1-unit, detached	45.6%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	54.4%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Catawba	Lesslie
Poverty rate	17.3%	4.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	38	25
Median year structure built	1994	1994