Clover vs Lesslie

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

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

Clover has the higher population (7,013 vs 3,202 in Lesslie). Lesslie has the higher median household income ($86,500 vs $66,992 in Clover). Lesslie has the higher median home value ($240,300 vs $236,100 in Clover).

Population, income & housing

	Clover	Lesslie
Population	7,013	3,202
Median age	35.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,992	$86,500
Median home value	$236,100	$240,300
Median gross rent	$995	—
Housing units	2,691	1,152
Homeownership rate	70.8%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clover	Lesslie
Population	6,135 → 7,013 (+14.3%)	3,013 → 3,202 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$50,511 → $66,992 (+32.6%)	$70,265 → $86,500 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$152,300 → $236,100 (+55.0%)	$173,200 → $240,300 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $995 (+15.2%)	$950 → $985 (+3.7%)

Clover

Population

6,1357,013

Median household income

$50,511$66,992

Median home value

$152,300$236,100

Median gross rent

$864$995

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)

	Clover	Lesslie
Under 5	7.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	26.0%	24.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	18.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	6.9%	6.8%
75 and over	3.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clover	Lesslie
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	82.6%
Black or African American	22.4%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clover	Lesslie
No high school diploma	14.2%	10.1%
High school graduate	20.5%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clover	Lesslie
Drove alone	79.6%	85.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	1.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	11.4%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clover	Lesslie
1-unit, detached	85.6%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Clover	Lesslie
Poverty rate	13.9%	4.0%
Average household size	2.72	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	1997	1994