Heath Springs vs Kershaw

A side-by-side comparison of Heath Springs and Kershaw: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kershaw has the higher population (2,220 vs 825 in Heath Springs). Kershaw has the higher median household income ($58,077 vs $50,500 in Heath Springs). Kershaw has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $113,800 in Heath Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Heath Springs	Kershaw
Population	825	2,220
Median age	35.6 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$58,077
Median home value	$113,800	$145,800
Median gross rent	$903	$893
Housing units	343	886
Homeownership rate	68.9%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heath Springs	Kershaw
Population	771 → 825 (+7.0%)	1,832 → 2,220 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$32,202 → $50,500 (+56.8%)	$41,518 → $58,077 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $113,800 (-2.1%)	$87,300 → $145,800 (+67.0%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $903 (+50.5%)	$790 → $893 (+13.0%)

Heath Springs

Population

771825

Median household income

$32,202$50,500

Median home value

$116,200$113,800

Median gross rent

$600$903

Kershaw

Population

1,8322,220

Median household income

$41,518$58,077

Median home value

$87,300$145,800

Median gross rent

$790$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heath Springs	Kershaw
Under 5	6.4%	8.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	22.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	23.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.1%	8.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.0%
75 and over	6.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heath Springs	Kershaw
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	61.6%
Black or African American	49.1%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	4.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heath Springs	Kershaw
No high school diploma	11.9%	12.4%
High school graduate	29.7%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heath Springs	Kershaw
Drove alone	91.1%	85.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heath Springs	Kershaw
1-unit, detached	83.1%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Heath Springs	Kershaw
Poverty rate	15.9%	17.0%
Average household size	2.52	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	1972	1962