Westminster is a city of 2,521 people in South Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 41%. The typical home is worth $178,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. Households take in $40,946 at the median, 50% less than the US figure. Renters pay $715 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,946, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Westminster
What changed most since 1990
Population3,284 → 2,521(−23%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share12.9% → 2.5%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate12.4% → 21.3%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Westminster's population equals 3.1% of Oconee County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.2% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.4% of the county's.
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)40.5%(30)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.8%(25)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 74 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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Over time
Westminster, decade by decade
Westminster population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,284
$55,938
$104,643
9.9%
29.5
2000
2,743
$56,111
$106,385
9.8%
34.1
2010
2,418
$51,230
$140,261
12.1%
40.6
2020
2,353
$44,929
$139,990
17.3%
46.5
2024
2,521
$40,946
$178,100
18.7%
35.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
