Arkwright vs Wellford

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

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

Wellford has the higher population (3,432 vs 2,910 in Arkwright). Wellford has the higher median household income ($55,871 vs $51,458 in Arkwright). Wellford has the higher median home value ($217,700 vs $111,400 in Arkwright).

Population, income & housing

	Arkwright	Wellford
Population	2,910	3,432
Median age	28.9 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,458	$55,871
Median home value	$111,400	$217,700
Median gross rent	$901	$1,129
Housing units	1,081	1,234
Homeownership rate	51.2%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arkwright	Wellford
Population	2,493 → 2,910 (+16.7%)	2,590 → 3,432 (+32.5%)
Median household income	$43,211 → $51,458 (+19.1%)	$45,625 → $55,871 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$76,900 → $111,400 (+44.9%)	$106,200 → $217,700 (+105.0%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $901 (+28.9%)	$784 → $1,129 (+44.0%)

Arkwright

Population

2,4932,910

Median household income

$43,211$51,458

Median home value

$76,900$111,400

Median gross rent

$699$901

Wellford

Population

2,5903,432

Median household income

$45,625$55,871

Median home value

$106,200$217,700

Median gross rent

$784$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arkwright	Wellford
Under 5	8.7%	14.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	24.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	3.8%
25 to 34	19.4%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	8.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	6.1%
75 and over	5.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arkwright	Wellford
White (non-Hispanic)	23.4%	44.3%
Black or African American	53.1%	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.3%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arkwright	Wellford
No high school diploma	16.3%	15.2%
High school graduate	43.0%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arkwright	Wellford
Drove alone	84.9%	79.8%
Carpooled	10.9%	13.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arkwright	Wellford
1-unit, detached	66.5%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.9%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Arkwright	Wellford
Poverty rate	19.4%	16.0%
Average household size	2.95	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1977	1996