Pelzer vs West Pelzer

A side-by-side comparison of Pelzer and West Pelzer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pelzer has the higher population (1,570 vs 1,276 in West Pelzer). Pelzer has the higher median household income ($54,886 vs $53,125 in West Pelzer). Pelzer has the higher median home value ($170,400 vs $125,700 in West Pelzer).

Population, income & housing

	Pelzer	West Pelzer
Population	1,570	1,276
Median age	40.0 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,886	$53,125
Median home value	$170,400	$125,700
Median gross rent	$1,036	$846
Housing units	815	482
Homeownership rate	72.9%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelzer	West Pelzer
Population	1,360 → 1,570 (+15.4%)	808 → 1,276 (+57.9%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $54,886 (+37.2%)	$39,231 → $53,125 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $170,400 (+149.5%)	$90,400 → $125,700 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $1,036 (+48.9%)	$630 → $846 (+34.3%)

Pelzer

Population

1,3601,570

Median household income

$40,000$54,886

Median home value

$68,300$170,400

Median gross rent

$696$1,036

West Pelzer

Population

8081,276

Median household income

$39,231$53,125

Median home value

$90,400$125,700

Median gross rent

$630$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pelzer	West Pelzer
Under 5	4.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	24.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.1%	16.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	17.3%	5.3%
75 and over	4.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelzer	West Pelzer
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelzer	West Pelzer
No high school diploma	22.1%	18.1%
High school graduate	34.6%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelzer	West Pelzer
Drove alone	81.1%	82.6%
Carpooled	13.9%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelzer	West Pelzer
1-unit, detached	90.9%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Pelzer	West Pelzer
Poverty rate	25.9%	16.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1938	1968