Walhalla vs Westminster

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

Walhalla and Westminster 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 2,244 in Westminster). Walhalla has the higher median household income ($42,696 vs $38,393 in Westminster). Walhalla has the higher median home value ($176,500 vs $175,600 in Westminster).

Population, income & housing

	Walhalla	Westminster
Population	4,121	2,244
Median age	40.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,696	$38,393
Median home value	$176,500	$175,600
Median gross rent	$640	$583
Housing units	1,918	1,220
Homeownership rate	56.9%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Walhalla	Westminster
Population	4,370 → 4,121 (-5.7%)	2,536 → 2,244 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$31,830 → $42,696 (+34.1%)	$31,500 → $38,393 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $176,500 (+68.7%)	$94,800 → $175,600 (+85.2%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $640 (+3.6%)	$633 → $583 (-7.9%)

Walhalla

Population

4,3704,121

Median household income

$31,830$42,696

Median home value

$104,600$176,500

Median gross rent

$618$640

Westminster

Population

2,5362,244

Median household income

$31,500$38,393

Median home value

$94,800$175,600

Median gross rent

$633$583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Walhalla	Westminster
Under 5	3.7%	8.1%
5 to 17	12.7%	16.4%
18 to 24	12.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.9%	15.2%
35 to 44	9.5%	4.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	7.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.2%
75 and over	8.6%	18.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Walhalla	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	84.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	11.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	25.9%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Walhalla	Westminster
No high school diploma	28.3%	17.7%
High school graduate	43.1%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Walhalla	Westminster
Drove alone	60.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	34.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	2.8%
Other means	0.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Walhalla	Westminster
1-unit, detached	55.0%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Walhalla	Westminster
Poverty rate	43.1%	23.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1976	1971