Heath Springs vs Unity

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

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

Heath Springs has the higher population (825 vs 655 in Unity). Heath Springs has the higher median household income ($50,500 vs $37,037 in Unity). Since 2019, Heath Springs's population has grown faster (+7.0% vs +2.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Heath Springs	Unity
Population	825	655
Median age	35.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$37,037
Median home value	$113,800	—
Median gross rent	$903	—
Housing units	343	235
Homeownership rate	68.9%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heath Springs	Unity
Population	771 → 825 (+7.0%)	641 → 655 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$32,202 → $50,500 (+56.8%)	$60,938 → $37,037 (-39.2%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $113,800 (-2.1%)	$160,200 → $206,400 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $903 (+50.5%)	—

Heath Springs

Population

771825

Median household income

$32,202$50,500

Median home value

$116,200$113,800

Median gross rent

$600$903

Unity

Population

641655

Median household income

$60,938$37,037

Median home value

$160,200$206,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heath Springs	Unity
Under 5	6.4%	15.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	5.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	19.5%
25 to 34	23.0%	4.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	16.3%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.8%
75 and over	6.4%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heath Springs	Unity
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	42.4%
Black or African American	49.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	56.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heath Springs	Unity
No high school diploma	11.9%	31.0%
High school graduate	29.7%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heath Springs	Unity
Drove alone	91.1%	83.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	12.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heath Springs	Unity
1-unit, detached	83.1%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	61.7%

Poverty & households

	Heath Springs	Unity
Poverty rate	15.9%	57.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	34	38
Median year structure built	1972	1998