West Union vs Westminster

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

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

Westminster has the higher population (2,244 vs 396 in West Union). West Union has the higher median household income ($49,821 vs $38,393 in Westminster). Westminster has the higher median home value ($175,600 vs $149,200 in West Union).

Population, income & housing

	West Union	Westminster
Population	396	2,244
Median age	33.1 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,821	$38,393
Median home value	$149,200	$175,600
Median gross rent	$679	$583
Housing units	161	1,220
Homeownership rate	75.7%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Union	Westminster
Population	335 → 396 (+18.2%)	2,536 → 2,244 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $49,821 (+47.6%)	$31,500 → $38,393 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$125,600 → $149,200 (+18.8%)	$94,800 → $175,600 (+85.2%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $679 (+23.5%)	$633 → $583 (-7.9%)

West Union

Population

335396

Median household income

$33,750$49,821

Median home value

$125,600$149,200

Median gross rent

$550$679

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)

	West Union	Westminster
Under 5	7.1%	8.1%
5 to 17	22.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	18.2%	15.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	4.9%
45 to 54	6.6%	7.2%
55 to 64	6.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	15.9%	10.2%
75 and over	3.5%	18.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Union	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	84.8%
Black or African American	5.6%	5.8%
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%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.2%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Union	Westminster
No high school diploma	13.6%	17.7%
High school graduate	42.0%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Union	Westminster
Drove alone	85.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	2.8%
Other means	3.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Union	Westminster
1-unit, detached	67.7%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	23.6%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	West Union	Westminster
Poverty rate	7.6%	23.9%
Average household size	2.61	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1984	1971