CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Walhalla

South Carolina · 3,755 residents · 3.89 sq mi

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Walhalla is a city of 3,755 people in South Carolina. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $50,500. Median rent is $260 a month. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 19%. Households take in $21,250 at the median, 29% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,755

−1%vs 2000

vs 3,801 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.89 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(261)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(267)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(248)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(252)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(206)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(605)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(444)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(459)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(382)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(374)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(213)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(44)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,250

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,063 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,326

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,691 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.1%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,500

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$260

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $294 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.7%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.9% in 2000

38.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.4%(2,904)

Black6.8%(258)

Hispanic / Latino15.4%(584)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(3,475)

Black7.5%(280)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(158)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.7%(695)

Central American8.9%(371)

Honduran8.9%(371)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Irish16.7%(694)

English10.8%(448)

American8.8%(364)

Scottish5.5%(229)

German4.6%(191)

Ukrainian3.8%(160)

Italian3.4%(143)

Polish2.9%(119)

Portuguese1.6%(67)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(56)

Dutch0.8%(33)

Swedish0.8%(32)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.7%(31)

Welsh0.6%(23)

Swiss0.4%(18)

French0.4%(17)

French Canadian0.3%(14)

Arab0.3%(12)

Lebanese0.3%(12)

Hungarian0.3%(12)

Subsaharan African0.2%(10)

Nigerian0.2%(10)

Norwegian0.2%(9)

Russian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.4%

−16.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.4 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.2%(854)

Married43.3%(785)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced9.5%(172)

Women 15+

Never married21.4%(352)

Married47.2%(778)

Widowed12%(198)

Divorced19.4%(320)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.5%

−12.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.5%

+11.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.8%

−14.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.4%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.6%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.5%(110)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 242 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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