Whitmire is a city of 1,319 people in South Carolina. The median age is 50.2, about 11 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The typical home is worth $53,500, having risen by half since 2000. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 45% less than in South Carolina as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,837, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 12%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Whitmire
What changed most since 1990
Population1,702 → 1,319(−23%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate16.2% → 24.3%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.9% → 14.8%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)7.9%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.9%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 38 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
Whitmire, decade by decade
Whitmire 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
1,702
$40,307
$54,722
7.9%
35.0
2000
1,512
$40,089
$60,661
6.6%
43.6
2010
1,441
$48,552
$58,981
9.3%
46.0
2020
1,390
$38,136
$44,603
12.1%
54.0
2024
1,319
$37,837
$53,500
14.8%
60.9
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.
