Clinton vs Watts Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and Watts Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clinton has the higher population (7,624 vs 2,250 in Watts Mills). Watts Mills has the higher median household income ($47,192 vs $40,372 in Clinton). Since 2019, Watts Mills's population has grown faster (+63.4% vs -9.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Watts Mills
Population	7,624	2,250
Median age	34.8 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,372	$47,192
Median home value	$154,700	—
Median gross rent	$864	$818
Housing units	3,235	656
Homeownership rate	50.7%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Watts Mills
Population	8,443 → 7,624 (-9.7%)	1,377 → 2,250 (+63.4%)
Median household income	$28,174 → $40,372 (+43.3%)	$24,091 → $47,192 (+95.9%)
Median home value	$78,300 → $154,700 (+97.6%)	$70,900 → $43,900 (-38.1%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $864 (+25.9%)	$823 → $818 (-0.6%)

Clinton

Population

8,4437,624

Median household income

$28,174$40,372

Median home value

$78,300$154,700

Median gross rent

$686$864

Watts Mills

Population

1,3772,250

Median household income

$24,091$47,192

Median home value

$70,900$43,900

Median gross rent

$823$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Watts Mills
Under 5	8.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	23.6%
18 to 24	17.7%	4.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	36.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	5.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	9.3%	8.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	4.2%
75 and over	9.1%	0.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Watts Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	51.2%
Black or African American	41.3%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	34.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Watts Mills
No high school diploma	13.3%	44.0%
High school graduate	39.6%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Watts Mills
Drove alone	75.1%	58.3%
Carpooled	12.9%	40.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Watts Mills
1-unit, detached	68.0%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	1.1%
20 or more units	7.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	36.3%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Watts Mills
Poverty rate	26.5%	9.2%
Average household size	2.42	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1967	1975