Santee vs Wilkinson Heights

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

Santee 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 1,179 in Santee). Santee has the higher median household income ($36,856 vs $22,714 in Wilkinson Heights). Santee has the higher median home value ($163,800 vs $76,300 in Wilkinson Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Santee	Wilkinson Heights
Population	1,179	1,853
Median age	51.6 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,856	$22,714
Median home value	$163,800	$76,300
Median gross rent	$733	$788
Housing units	498	1,400
Homeownership rate	64.9%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Santee	Wilkinson Heights
Population	1,000 → 1,179 (+17.9%)	1,620 → 1,853 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$28,625 → $36,856 (+28.8%)	$25,921 → $22,714 (-12.4%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $163,800 (+6.6%)	$81,900 → $76,300 (-6.8%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $733 (+36.2%)	$823 → $788 (-4.3%)

Santee

Population

1,0001,179

Median household income

$28,625$36,856

Median home value

$153,700$163,800

Median gross rent

$538$733

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)

	Santee	Wilkinson Heights
Under 5	2.7%	11.1%
5 to 17	21.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	5.9%	21.5%
35 to 44	6.6%	5.3%
45 to 54	6.4%	5.5%
55 to 64	19.7%	20.1%
65 to 74	19.8%	6.6%
75 and over	8.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Santee	Wilkinson Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	0.7%
Black or African American	72.0%	85.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Santee	Wilkinson Heights
No high school diploma	21.7%	32.5%
High school graduate	22.3%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Santee	Wilkinson Heights
Drove alone	84.4%	73.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	22.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Santee	Wilkinson Heights
1-unit, detached	55.4%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	5.5%
20 or more units	6.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Santee	Wilkinson Heights
Poverty rate	37.8%	34.9%
Average household size	2.65	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1990	1977