Utica vs West Union

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

Utica 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.

Utica has the higher population (1,529 vs 396 in West Union). West Union has the higher median home value ($149,200 vs $135,300 in Utica). Since 2019, Utica's population has grown faster (+21.6% vs +18.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Utica	West Union
Population	1,529	396
Median age	33.8 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,821
Median home value	$135,300	$149,200
Median gross rent	$1,116	$679
Housing units	883	161
Homeownership rate	44.6%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Utica	West Union
Population	1,257 → 1,529 (+21.6%)	335 → 396 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$38,958 → $58,958 (+51.3%)	$33,750 → $49,821 (+47.6%)
Median home value	$47,900 → $135,300 (+182.5%)	$125,600 → $149,200 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $1,116 (+28.4%)	$550 → $679 (+23.5%)

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

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)

	Utica	West Union
Under 5	2.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	26.1%	22.2%
18 to 24	4.2%	9.3%
25 to 34	20.3%	18.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	17.0%	6.6%
55 to 64	6.4%	6.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	15.9%
75 and over	3.1%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Utica	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	36.4%	69.9%
Black or African American	58.0%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Utica	West Union
No high school diploma	10.9%	13.6%
High school graduate	14.0%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	65.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Utica	West Union
Drove alone	85.1%	85.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Utica	West Union
1-unit, detached	81.3%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Utica	West Union
Poverty rate	17.2%	7.6%
Average household size	2.12	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1978	1984