Homeland Park vs Williamston

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

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

Homeland Park has the higher population (6,944 vs 4,116 in Williamston). Williamston has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $38,079 in Homeland Park). Williamston has the higher median home value ($156,700 vs $101,400 in Homeland Park).

Population, income & housing

	Homeland Park	Williamston
Population	6,944	4,116
Median age	37.5 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$38,079	$62,500
Median home value	$101,400	$156,700
Median gross rent	$809	$860
Housing units	3,200	1,919
Homeownership rate	59.2%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homeland Park	Williamston
Population	5,988 → 6,944 (+16.0%)	4,180 → 4,116 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$30,399 → $38,079 (+25.3%)	$43,347 → $62,500 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$69,100 → $101,400 (+46.7%)	$112,700 → $156,700 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)	$729 → $860 (+18.0%)

Homeland Park

Population

5,9886,944

Median household income

$30,399$38,079

Median home value

$69,100$101,400

Median gross rent

$687$809

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)

	Homeland Park	Williamston
Under 5	6.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.1%	13.0%
18 to 24	12.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	16.8%	15.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	11.1%
75 and over	8.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homeland Park	Williamston
White (non-Hispanic)	47.9%	79.2%
Black or African American	38.6%	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	0.6%	1.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homeland Park	Williamston
No high school diploma	30.9%	14.7%
High school graduate	36.3%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homeland Park	Williamston
Drove alone	74.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	22.2%	9.3%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homeland Park	Williamston
1-unit, detached	69.2%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	15.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Homeland Park	Williamston
Poverty rate	33.4%	13.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1973	1972