Roebuck vs Wellford

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

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

Roebuck has the higher population (3,468 vs 3,432 in Wellford). Wellford has the higher median household income ($55,871 vs $51,111 in Roebuck). Wellford has the higher median home value ($217,700 vs $192,800 in Roebuck).

Population, income & housing

	Roebuck	Wellford
Population	3,468	3,432
Median age	36.6 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,111	$55,871
Median home value	$192,800	$217,700
Median gross rent	$1,087	$1,129
Housing units	1,429	1,234
Homeownership rate	80.2%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roebuck	Wellford
Population	2,851 → 3,468 (+21.6%)	2,590 → 3,432 (+32.5%)
Median household income	$52,794 → $51,111 (-3.2%)	$45,625 → $55,871 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $192,800 (+24.1%)	$106,200 → $217,700 (+105.0%)
Median gross rent	$871 → $1,087 (+24.8%)	$784 → $1,129 (+44.0%)

Roebuck

Population

2,8513,468

Median household income

$52,794$51,111

Median home value

$155,300$192,800

Median gross rent

$871$1,087

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)

	Roebuck	Wellford
Under 5	7.2%	14.0%
5 to 17	12.6%	24.3%
18 to 24	5.2%	3.8%
25 to 34	23.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	19.8%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	4.4%	6.1%
75 and over	5.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roebuck	Wellford
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	44.3%
Black or African American	22.3%	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.3%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roebuck	Wellford
No high school diploma	11.8%	15.2%
High school graduate	29.1%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roebuck	Wellford
Drove alone	76.6%	79.8%
Carpooled	10.7%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roebuck	Wellford
1-unit, detached	75.9%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Roebuck	Wellford
Poverty rate	8.7%	16.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1989	1996