Branchville vs Wilkinson Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Branchville and Wilkinson Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilkinson Heights has the higher population (1,853 vs 1,169 in Branchville). Branchville has the higher median household income ($40,144 vs $22,714 in Wilkinson Heights). Branchville has the higher median home value ($98,900 vs $76,300 in Wilkinson Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Branchville	Wilkinson Heights
Population	1,169	1,853
Median age	53.2 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,144	$22,714
Median home value	$98,900	$76,300
Median gross rent	$772	$788
Housing units	557	1,400
Homeownership rate	54.9%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branchville	Wilkinson Heights
Population	1,242 → 1,169 (-5.9%)	1,620 → 1,853 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$28,750 → $40,144 (+39.6%)	$25,921 → $22,714 (-12.4%)
Median home value	$66,900 → $98,900 (+47.8%)	$81,900 → $76,300 (-6.8%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $772 (+62.5%)	$823 → $788 (-4.3%)

Branchville

Population

1,2421,169

Median household income

$28,750$40,144

Median home value

$66,900$98,900

Median gross rent

$475$772

Wilkinson Heights

Population

1,6201,853

Median household income

$25,921$22,714

Median home value

$81,900$76,300

Median gross rent

$823$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branchville	Wilkinson Heights
Under 5	2.7%	11.1%
5 to 17	8.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.0%	21.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	5.3%
45 to 54	17.3%	5.5%
55 to 64	17.0%	20.1%
65 to 74	13.7%	6.6%
75 and over	12.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branchville	Wilkinson Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	0.7%
Black or African American	41.7%	85.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branchville	Wilkinson Heights
No high school diploma	22.4%	32.5%
High school graduate	27.1%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branchville	Wilkinson Heights
Drove alone	76.6%	73.8%
Carpooled	19.8%	22.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	0.0%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branchville	Wilkinson Heights
1-unit, detached	52.8%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.0%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Branchville	Wilkinson Heights
Poverty rate	15.6%	34.9%
Average household size	2.40	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1981	1977