Salley vs Wagener

A side-by-side comparison of Salley and Wagener: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wagener has the higher population (1,170 vs 335 in Salley). Wagener has the higher median household income ($45,753 vs $34,189 in Salley). Since 2019, Wagener's population has grown faster (+36.4% vs +16.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Salley	Wagener
Population	335	1,170
Median age	33.1 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$34,189	$45,753
Median home value	$212,500	—
Median gross rent	$694	$367
Housing units	191	583
Homeownership rate	58.9%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salley	Wagener
Population	287 → 335 (+16.7%)	858 → 1,170 (+36.4%)
Median household income	$28,309 → $34,189 (+20.8%)	$39,219 → $45,753 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $212,500 (+150.0%)	$84,500 → $99,300 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$571 → $694 (+21.5%)	$563 → $367 (-34.8%)

Salley

Population

287335

Median household income

$28,309$34,189

Median home value

$85,000$212,500

Median gross rent

$571$694

Wagener

Population

8581,170

Median household income

$39,219$45,753

Median home value

$84,500$99,300

Median gross rent

$563$367

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salley	Wagener
Under 5	10.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	26.3%	9.8%
18 to 24	3.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	8.8%
45 to 54	3.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	7.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	19.1%
75 and over	15.2%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salley	Wagener
White (non-Hispanic)	37.0%	28.6%
Black or African American	56.7%	64.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salley	Wagener
No high school diploma	22.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	45.5%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salley	Wagener
Drove alone	86.7%	58.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	23.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salley	Wagener
1-unit, detached	68.6%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.5%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	23.2%

Poverty & households

	Salley	Wagener
Poverty rate	43.6%	22.0%
Average household size	2.29	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1973	1969