Edisto vs Wilkinson Heights

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

Edisto 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.

Edisto has the higher population (2,261 vs 1,853 in Wilkinson Heights). Edisto has the higher median household income ($46,644 vs $22,714 in Wilkinson Heights). Wilkinson Heights has the higher median home value ($76,300 vs $46,200 in Edisto).

Population, income & housing

	Edisto	Wilkinson Heights
Population	2,261	1,853
Median age	38.9 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,644	$22,714
Median home value	$46,200	$76,300
Median gross rent	$852	$788
Housing units	1,135	1,400
Homeownership rate	64.5%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edisto	Wilkinson Heights
Population	2,595 → 2,261 (-12.9%)	1,620 → 1,853 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$27,439 → $46,644 (+70.0%)	$25,921 → $22,714 (-12.4%)
Median home value	$57,600 → $46,200 (-19.8%)	$81,900 → $76,300 (-6.8%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $852 (+31.1%)	$823 → $788 (-4.3%)

Edisto

Population

2,5952,261

Median household income

$27,439$46,644

Median home value

$57,600$46,200

Median gross rent

$650$852

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)

	Edisto	Wilkinson Heights
Under 5	3.1%	11.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	21.5%
35 to 44	17.0%	5.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	5.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	20.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	6.6%
75 and over	5.2%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edisto	Wilkinson Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	0.7%
Black or African American	76.4%	85.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edisto	Wilkinson Heights
No high school diploma	16.6%	32.5%
High school graduate	37.3%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edisto	Wilkinson Heights
Drove alone	83.1%	73.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	22.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edisto	Wilkinson Heights
1-unit, detached	69.1%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.5%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Edisto	Wilkinson Heights
Poverty rate	23.8%	34.9%
Average household size	2.77	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	34	22
Median year structure built	1970	1977