Starr vs West Pelzer

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

Starr 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.

West Pelzer has the higher population (1,276 vs 231 in Starr). Starr has the higher median household income ($57,813 vs $53,125 in West Pelzer). Starr has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $125,700 in West Pelzer).

Population, income & housing

	Starr	West Pelzer
Population	231	1,276
Median age	26.8 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,813	$53,125
Median home value	$153,800	$125,700
Median gross rent	$850	$846
Housing units	93	482
Homeownership rate	91.8%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Starr	West Pelzer
Population	177 → 231 (+30.5%)	808 → 1,276 (+57.9%)
Median household income	$48,333 → $57,813 (+19.6%)	$39,231 → $53,125 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$119,200 → $153,800 (+29.0%)	$90,400 → $125,700 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $850 (+32.8%)	$630 → $846 (+34.3%)

Starr

Population

177231

Median household income

$48,333$57,813

Median home value

$119,200$153,800

Median gross rent

$640$850

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)

	Starr	West Pelzer
Under 5	8.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.5%	24.0%
18 to 24	15.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	7.8%	16.4%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	5.3%
75 and over	6.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Starr	West Pelzer
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	90.8%
Black or African American	3.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Starr	West Pelzer
No high school diploma	17.9%	18.1%
High school graduate	26.8%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Starr	West Pelzer
Drove alone	72.2%	82.6%
Carpooled	22.8%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Starr	West Pelzer
1-unit, detached	87.1%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Starr	West Pelzer
Poverty rate	16.5%	16.1%
Average household size	3.16	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1959	1968