Arkwright vs Hilltop

A side-by-side comparison of Arkwright and Hilltop: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hilltop has the higher population (3,058 vs 2,910 in Arkwright). Arkwright has the higher median household income ($51,458 vs $39,432 in Hilltop). Hilltop has the higher median home value ($121,400 vs $111,400 in Arkwright).

Population, income & housing

	Arkwright	Hilltop
Population	2,910	3,058
Median age	28.9 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,458	$39,432
Median home value	$111,400	$121,400
Median gross rent	$901	$1,153
Housing units	1,081	1,234
Homeownership rate	51.2%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arkwright	Hilltop
Population	2,493 → 2,910 (+16.7%)	3,483 → 3,058 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$43,211 → $51,458 (+19.1%)	$36,134 → $39,432 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$76,900 → $111,400 (+44.9%)	$84,800 → $121,400 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $901 (+28.9%)	$961 → $1,153 (+20.0%)

Arkwright

Population

2,4932,910

Median household income

$43,211$51,458

Median home value

$76,900$111,400

Median gross rent

$699$901

Hilltop

Population

3,4833,058

Median household income

$36,134$39,432

Median home value

$84,800$121,400

Median gross rent

$961$1,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arkwright	Hilltop
Under 5	8.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	11.4%
25 to 34	19.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	8.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.7%
75 and over	5.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arkwright	Hilltop
White (non-Hispanic)	23.4%	48.0%
Black or African American	53.1%	37.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arkwright	Hilltop
No high school diploma	16.3%	19.7%
High school graduate	43.0%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arkwright	Hilltop
Drove alone	84.9%	73.2%
Carpooled	10.9%	19.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arkwright	Hilltop
1-unit, detached	66.5%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Arkwright	Hilltop
Poverty rate	19.4%	17.7%
Average household size	2.95	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1977	1966