Longcreek vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Longcreek and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Union has the higher population (396 vs 26 in Longcreek). Since 2019, West Union's population has grown faster (+18.2% vs -27.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Longcreek	West Union
Population	26	396
Median age	—	33.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,821
Median home value	—	$149,200
Median gross rent	—	$679
Housing units	59	161
Homeownership rate	100.0%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	—	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Longcreek	West Union
Population	36 → 26 (-27.8%)	335 → 396 (+18.2%)
Median household income	—	$33,750 → $49,821 (+47.6%)
Median home value	—	$125,600 → $149,200 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$550 → $679 (+23.5%)

Longcreek

Population

3626

West Union

Population

335396

Median household income

$33,750$49,821

Median home value

$125,600$149,200

Median gross rent

$550$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Longcreek	West Union
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	22.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	6.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	15.9%
75 and over	100.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Longcreek	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	69.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
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	0.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Longcreek	West Union
No high school diploma	50.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	50.0%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Longcreek	West Union
Drove alone	—	85.0%
Carpooled	—	7.5%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	4.0%
Other means	—	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Longcreek	West Union
1-unit, detached	100.0%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Longcreek	West Union
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.6%
Average household size	2.00	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	—	1984