Where has Aiken looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Aiken | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 174,160 | 174,983 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $70,609 | $71,801 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 14.3% | 12.6% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.9% | 31.6% | 64 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $218,000 | $239,900 | 18 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,062 | $1,112 | 45 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 12.6% | 12.9% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 10.6% | 11.2% | 36 |
AikenPeer median
AikenPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 16.1 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.8 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 5.9 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 15.2 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 14.5 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.9 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 16.5 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa, CO | 89 | 158,601 | — | $73,658 | 32.3% |
| Bay, FL | 86 | 186,393 | — | $73,533 | 29.6% |
| Jackson, OR | 81 | 222,645 | — | $73,999 | 31.7% |
| Catawba, NC | 80 | 163,573 | — | $67,864 | 26.1% |
| Penobscot, ME | 77 | 154,710 | — | $66,356 | 30.1% |
| St. Louis, MN | 76 | 200,123 | — | $70,069 | 33.6% |
| Lackawanna, PA | 76 | 216,146 | — | $66,223 | 30.6% |
| Hawaii, HI | 76 | 205,769 | — | $78,639 | 31.4% |
| Kennebec, ME | 76 | 126,808 | — | $69,077 | 31.9% |
| Rankin, MS | 76 | 158,854 | — | $79,357 | 33.5% |