Utica vs Walhalla

A side-by-side comparison of Utica and Walhalla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Walhalla has the higher population (4,121 vs 1,529 in Utica). Walhalla has the higher median home value ($176,500 vs $135,300 in Utica). Since 2019, Utica's population has grown faster (+21.6% vs -5.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Utica	Walhalla
Population	1,529	4,121
Median age	33.8 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,696
Median home value	$135,300	$176,500
Median gross rent	$1,116	$640
Housing units	883	1,918
Homeownership rate	44.6%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Utica	Walhalla
Population	1,257 → 1,529 (+21.6%)	4,370 → 4,121 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$38,958 → $58,958 (+51.3%)	$31,830 → $42,696 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$47,900 → $135,300 (+182.5%)	$104,600 → $176,500 (+68.7%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $1,116 (+28.4%)	$618 → $640 (+3.6%)

Utica

Population

1,2571,529

Median household income

$38,958$58,958

Median home value

$47,900$135,300

Median gross rent

$869$1,116

Walhalla

Population

4,3704,121

Median household income

$31,830$42,696

Median home value

$104,600$176,500

Median gross rent

$618$640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Utica	Walhalla
Under 5	2.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	26.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	4.2%	12.7%
25 to 34	20.3%	16.9%
35 to 44	8.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	17.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	6.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.7%
75 and over	3.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Utica	Walhalla
White (non-Hispanic)	36.4%	60.3%
Black or African American	58.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Utica	Walhalla
No high school diploma	10.9%	28.3%
High school graduate	14.0%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	65.0%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Utica	Walhalla
Drove alone	85.1%	60.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	34.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Utica	Walhalla
1-unit, detached	81.3%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Utica	Walhalla
Poverty rate	17.2%	43.1%
Average household size	2.12	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1978	1976