Clover vs Tega Cay

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

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

Tega Cay has the higher population (13,267 vs 7,013 in Clover). Tega Cay has the higher median household income ($141,037 vs $66,992 in Clover). Tega Cay has the higher median home value ($494,500 vs $236,100 in Clover).

Population, income & housing

	Clover	Tega Cay
Population	7,013	13,267
Median age	35.9 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,992	$141,037
Median home value	$236,100	$494,500
Median gross rent	$995	$1,307
Housing units	2,691	4,862
Homeownership rate	70.8%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	65.7%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clover	Tega Cay
Population	6,135 → 7,013 (+14.3%)	10,412 → 13,267 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$50,511 → $66,992 (+32.6%)	$130,918 → $141,037 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$152,300 → $236,100 (+55.0%)	$331,100 → $494,500 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $995 (+15.2%)	$1,453 → $1,307 (-10.0%)

Clover

Population

6,1357,013

Median household income

$50,511$66,992

Median home value

$152,300$236,100

Median gross rent

$864$995

Tega Cay

Population

10,41213,267

Median household income

$130,918$141,037

Median home value

$331,100$494,500

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,307

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clover	Tega Cay
Under 5	7.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	26.0%	20.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	4.8%
35 to 44	18.9%	22.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	14.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	11.6%
75 and over	3.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clover	Tega Cay
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	69.3%
Black or African American	22.4%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clover	Tega Cay
No high school diploma	14.2%	1.2%
High school graduate	20.5%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	30.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clover	Tega Cay
Drove alone	79.6%	64.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	2.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	25.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clover	Tega Cay
1-unit, detached	85.6%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Clover	Tega Cay
Poverty rate	13.9%	0.6%
Average household size	2.72	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1997	2006