Tamassee vs West Union

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

Tamassee 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 67 in Tamassee). Since 2019, West Union's population has grown faster (+18.2% vs -55.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Tamassee	West Union
Population	67	396
Median age	20.0 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,821
Median home value	—	$149,200
Median gross rent	—	$679
Housing units	17	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)

	Tamassee	West Union
Population	149 → 67 (-55.0%)	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%)

Tamassee

Population

14967

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)

	Tamassee	West Union
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	34.3%	22.2%
18 to 24	16.4%	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	49.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tamassee	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	69.9%
Black or African American	23.9%	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+

	Tamassee	West Union
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	100.0%	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)

	Tamassee	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)

	Tamassee	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

	Tamassee	West Union
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.6%
Average household size	1.94	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	—	1984