Wellford vs Whitney

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

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

Whitney has the higher population (3,659 vs 3,432 in Wellford). Wellford has the higher median household income ($55,871 vs $49,181 in Whitney). Wellford has the higher median home value ($217,700 vs $136,700 in Whitney).

Population, income & housing

	Wellford	Whitney
Population	3,432	3,659
Median age	31.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,871	$49,181
Median home value	$217,700	$136,700
Median gross rent	$1,129	$899
Housing units	1,234	1,833
Homeownership rate	77.2%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wellford	Whitney
Population	2,590 → 3,432 (+32.5%)	3,999 → 3,659 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $55,871 (+22.5%)	$43,607 → $49,181 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$106,200 → $217,700 (+105.0%)	$111,000 → $136,700 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $1,129 (+44.0%)	$771 → $899 (+16.6%)

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

Whitney

Population

3,9993,659

Median household income

$43,607$49,181

Median home value

$111,000$136,700

Median gross rent

$771$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wellford	Whitney
Under 5	14.0%	6.3%
5 to 17	24.3%	13.8%
18 to 24	3.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.8%	19.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.2%	18.4%
65 to 74	6.1%	7.4%
75 and over	7.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wellford	Whitney
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	42.9%
Black or African American	39.1%	37.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wellford	Whitney
No high school diploma	15.2%	24.9%
High school graduate	36.8%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wellford	Whitney
Drove alone	79.8%	74.2%
Carpooled	13.7%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wellford	Whitney
1-unit, detached	69.0%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Wellford	Whitney
Poverty rate	16.0%	13.7%
Average household size	2.98	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1996	1981