Hilltop vs Wellford

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

Hilltop 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 3,058 in Hilltop). Wellford has the higher median household income ($55,871 vs $39,432 in Hilltop). Wellford has the higher median home value ($217,700 vs $121,400 in Hilltop).

Population, income & housing

	Hilltop	Wellford
Population	3,058	3,432
Median age	36.5 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,432	$55,871
Median home value	$121,400	$217,700
Median gross rent	$1,153	$1,129
Housing units	1,234	1,234
Homeownership rate	50.6%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hilltop	Wellford
Population	3,483 → 3,058 (-12.2%)	2,590 → 3,432 (+32.5%)
Median household income	$36,134 → $39,432 (+9.1%)	$45,625 → $55,871 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$84,800 → $121,400 (+43.2%)	$106,200 → $217,700 (+105.0%)
Median gross rent	$961 → $1,153 (+20.0%)	$784 → $1,129 (+44.0%)

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

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)

	Hilltop	Wellford
Under 5	7.0%	14.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	24.3%
18 to 24	11.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	14.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	8.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.1%
75 and over	6.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hilltop	Wellford
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	44.3%
Black or African American	37.1%	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hilltop	Wellford
No high school diploma	19.7%	15.2%
High school graduate	38.4%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hilltop	Wellford
Drove alone	73.2%	79.8%
Carpooled	19.7%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	6.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hilltop	Wellford
1-unit, detached	80.3%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.5%
20 or more units	4.8%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Hilltop	Wellford
Poverty rate	17.7%	16.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1966	1996