South Union vs West Union

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

South Union 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 333 in South Union). Since 2019, West Union's population has grown faster (+18.2% vs +0.3%).

Population, income & housing

	South Union	West Union
Population	333	396
Median age	38.8 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,821
Median home value	—	$149,200
Median gross rent	—	$679
Housing units	88	161
Homeownership rate	83.0%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Union	West Union
Population	332 → 333 (+0.3%)	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%)

South Union

Population

332333

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)

	South Union	West Union
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	23.4%	22.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	19.2%	18.2%
35 to 44	21.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	4.8%	6.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	6.8%
65 to 74	18.3%	15.9%
75 and over	0.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Union	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+

	South Union	West Union
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	59.2%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Union	West Union
Drove alone	79.1%	85.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Union	West Union
1-unit, detached	40.9%	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	59.1%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	South Union	West Union
Poverty rate	1.5%	7.6%
Average household size	3.78	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	2003	1984