Allendale County vs Lee County

A side-by-side comparison of Allendale County and Lee County: population, income, housing, and more.

Allendale County and Lee County are counties in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lee County has the higher population (16,330 vs 7,738 in Allendale County). Lee County has the higher median household income ($44,145 vs $31,603 in Allendale County). Lee County has the higher median home value ($101,900 vs $61,600 in Allendale County).

Population, income & housing

	Allendale County	Lee County
Population	7,738	16,330
Median age	42.5 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$31,603	$44,145
Median home value	$61,600	$101,900
Median gross rent	$691	$806
Housing units	4,055	7,587
Homeownership rate	64.7%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allendale County	Lee County
Population	9,024 → 7,738 (-14.3%)	17,365 → 16,330 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$27,185 → $31,603 (+16.3%)	$32,371 → $44,145 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$49,200 → $61,600 (+25.2%)	$78,800 → $101,900 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $691 (+14.8%)	$656 → $806 (+22.9%)

Allendale County

Population

9,0247,738

Median household income

$27,185$31,603

Median home value

$49,200$61,600

Median gross rent

$602$691

Lee County

Population

17,36516,330

Median household income

$32,371$44,145

Median home value

$78,800$101,900

Median gross rent

$656$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allendale County	Lee County
Under 5	4.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.4%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.3%
75 and over	8.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allendale County	Lee County
White (non-Hispanic)	22.6%	33.2%
Black or African American	64.0%	62.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allendale County	Lee County
No high school diploma	20.4%	19.0%
High school graduate	41.8%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allendale County	Lee County
Drove alone	83.5%	80.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	14.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	1.7%
Other means	2.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allendale County	Lee County
1-unit, detached	65.0%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.4%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	25.2%	32.4%

Poverty & households

	Allendale County	Lee County
Poverty rate	26.5%	23.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1981	1982