Heath Springs vs Van Wyck

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

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

Van Wyck has the higher population (970 vs 825 in Heath Springs). Van Wyck has the higher median home value ($245,400 vs $113,800 in Heath Springs). Since 2019, Heath Springs's population has grown faster (+7.0% vs +5.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Heath Springs	Van Wyck
Population	825	970
Median age	35.6 yrs	53.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	—
Median home value	$113,800	$245,400
Median gross rent	$903	$758
Housing units	343	449
Homeownership rate	68.9%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heath Springs	Van Wyck
Population	771 → 825 (+7.0%)	920 → 970 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$32,202 → $50,500 (+56.8%)	$67,609 → $40,848 (-39.6%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $113,800 (-2.1%)	$218,700 → $245,400 (+12.2%)
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

Van Wyck

Population

920970

Median household income

$67,609$40,848

Median home value

$218,700$245,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heath Springs	Van Wyck
Under 5	6.4%	1.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	5.4%
25 to 34	23.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.4%
75 and over	6.4%	26.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heath Springs	Van Wyck
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	83.0%
Black or African American	49.1%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	4.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heath Springs	Van Wyck
No high school diploma	11.9%	8.6%
High school graduate	29.7%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heath Springs	Van Wyck
Drove alone	91.1%	83.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	13.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heath Springs	Van Wyck
1-unit, detached	83.1%	73.3%
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%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Heath Springs	Van Wyck
Poverty rate	15.9%	5.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1972	2000