Belton vs Williamston

A side-by-side comparison of Belton and Williamston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Belton has the higher population (4,405 vs 4,116 in Williamston). Williamston has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $48,164 in Belton). Williamston has the higher median home value ($156,700 vs $116,300 in Belton).

Population, income & housing

	Belton	Williamston
Population	4,405	4,116
Median age	33.4 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,164	$62,500
Median home value	$116,300	$156,700
Median gross rent	$896	$860
Housing units	1,718	1,919
Homeownership rate	61.4%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belton	Williamston
Population	4,366 → 4,405 (+0.9%)	4,180 → 4,116 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$31,976 → $48,164 (+50.6%)	$43,347 → $62,500 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$96,400 → $116,300 (+20.6%)	$112,700 → $156,700 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $896 (+31.2%)	$729 → $860 (+18.0%)

Belton

Population

4,3664,405

Median household income

$31,976$48,164

Median home value

$96,400$116,300

Median gross rent

$683$896

Williamston

Population

4,1804,116

Median household income

$43,347$62,500

Median home value

$112,700$156,700

Median gross rent

$729$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belton	Williamston
Under 5	7.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	24.0%	13.0%
18 to 24	2.3%	10.6%
25 to 34	17.8%	15.2%
35 to 44	7.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.1%
75 and over	8.6%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belton	Williamston
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	79.2%
Black or African American	8.6%	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	8.8%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belton	Williamston
No high school diploma	16.9%	14.7%
High school graduate	40.2%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belton	Williamston
Drove alone	86.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	5.4%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belton	Williamston
1-unit, detached	86.8%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	15.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Belton	Williamston
Poverty rate	19.2%	13.5%
Average household size	2.83	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1957	1972