Brookdale vs Wilkinson Heights

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

Brookdale 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.

Brookdale has the higher population (4,061 vs 1,853 in Wilkinson Heights). Brookdale has the higher median household income ($34,279 vs $22,714 in Wilkinson Heights). Brookdale has the higher median home value ($85,400 vs $76,300 in Wilkinson Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Brookdale	Wilkinson Heights
Population	4,061	1,853
Median age	33.4 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,279	$22,714
Median home value	$85,400	$76,300
Median gross rent	$711	$788
Housing units	2,383	1,400
Homeownership rate	47.9%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	14.7%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookdale	Wilkinson Heights
Population	4,674 → 4,061 (-13.1%)	1,620 → 1,853 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$24,830 → $34,279 (+38.1%)	$25,921 → $22,714 (-12.4%)
Median home value	$77,000 → $85,400 (+10.9%)	$81,900 → $76,300 (-6.8%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $711 (+16.6%)	$823 → $788 (-4.3%)

Brookdale

Population

4,6744,061

Median household income

$24,830$34,279

Median home value

$77,000$85,400

Median gross rent

$610$711

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)

	Brookdale	Wilkinson Heights
Under 5	6.9%	11.1%
5 to 17	17.5%	14.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	21.4%	21.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	5.3%
45 to 54	5.0%	5.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	20.1%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.6%
75 and over	5.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookdale	Wilkinson Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.7%
Black or African American	98.5%	85.3%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookdale	Wilkinson Heights
No high school diploma	31.1%	32.5%
High school graduate	27.6%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookdale	Wilkinson Heights
Drove alone	80.2%	73.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	22.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	3.9%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookdale	Wilkinson Heights
1-unit, detached	48.5%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	5.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.0%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Brookdale	Wilkinson Heights
Poverty rate	36.1%	34.9%
Average household size	2.54	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1978	1977