Allendale County vs McCormick County

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

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

McCormick County has the higher population (9,701 vs 7,738 in Allendale County). McCormick County has the higher median household income ($55,344 vs $31,603 in Allendale County). McCormick County has the higher median home value ($159,000 vs $61,600 in Allendale County).

Population, income & housing

	Allendale County	McCormick County
Population	7,738	9,701
Median age	42.5 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$31,603	$55,344
Median home value	$61,600	$159,000
Median gross rent	$691	$666
Housing units	4,055	5,563
Homeownership rate	64.7%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allendale County	McCormick County
Population	9,024 → 7,738 (-14.3%)	9,531 → 9,701 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$27,185 → $31,603 (+16.3%)	$43,633 → $55,344 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$49,200 → $61,600 (+25.2%)	$116,500 → $159,000 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $691 (+14.8%)	$720 → $666 (-7.5%)

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

McCormick County

Population

9,5319,701

Median household income

$43,633$55,344

Median home value

$116,500$159,000

Median gross rent

$720$666

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allendale County	McCormick County
Under 5	4.7%	2.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	7.9%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	6.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	17.7%
65 to 74	13.6%	23.2%
75 and over	8.1%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allendale County	McCormick County
White (non-Hispanic)	22.6%	54.5%
Black or African American	64.0%	41.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allendale County	McCormick County
No high school diploma	20.4%	14.8%
High school graduate	41.8%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allendale County	McCormick County
Drove alone	83.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	2.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	10.1%
Other means	2.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allendale County	McCormick County
1-unit, detached	65.0%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	25.2%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Allendale County	McCormick County
Poverty rate	26.5%	18.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	38	36
Median year structure built	1981	1982