West Pelzer

Population: 1,276
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $125,700

West Pelzer, a community in Anderson County, South Carolina, has 1,276 residents. At $53,125, its median household income sits below Anderson County's $64,683.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Pelzer's population grew 57.9% from 808 to 1,276, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $90,400 to $125,700.

Owners occupy 52.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,276
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $125,700
Median gross rent: $846
Housing units: 482
Homeownership rate: 52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8081,276

Median household income

$39,231$53,125

Median home value

$90,400$125,700

Median gross rent

$630$846

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	808	$39,231	$90,400	$630
2020	1,049	$37,667	$102,900	$708
2021	1,136	$38,696	$102,900	$706
2022	1,155	$43,214	$116,100	$810
2023	1,276	$53,125	$125,700	$846

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	4.0%
5 to 17	306	24.0%
18 to 24	100	7.8%
25 to 34	209	16.4%
35 to 44	176	13.8%
45 to 54	163	12.8%
55 to 64	120	9.4%
65 to 74	67	5.3%
75 and over	84	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,158	90.8%
Black or African American	14	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	148	18.1%
High school graduate	262	32.0%
Some college or associate's	259	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	136	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	469	82.6%
Carpooled	45	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	5.5%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	14.9%
15 to 29 min	199	37.1%
30 to 44 min	230	42.8%
45 to 59 min	9	1.7%
60+ min	19	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 16.1% (205 of 1,273)

	Count	Share
Family households	367	81.0%
Nonfamily households	86	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	453	94.0%
Vacant	29	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	237	52.3%
Renter-occupied	216	47.7%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units19.5%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	325	67.4%
1-unit, attached	5	1.0%
2 to 4 units	14	2.9%
5 to 19 units	94	19.5%
20 or more units	4	0.8%
Mobile home & other	40	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4576345
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6449, -82.4748