COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westminster vs Anderson
PLACE A
Westminster, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Anderson, South Carolina
Westminster is 92% smaller than Anderson. Anderson earns more, with a median household income $5,987 higher. Anderson has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
WESTMINSTERANDERSONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,50431,323−92% vs Anderson
Population density7271,957−1,230
Population growth-2.7%5.3%−8.0 pts
Median age40.032.7+7.3
Male55.3%45.8%+9.6 pts
Female44.7%54.2%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born4.4%6.0%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%59.9%+24.4 pts
Black2.5%27.0%−24.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%5.1%+1.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other6.7%5.8%+0.8 pts
Median household income$40,946$46,933−$5,987
Per capita income$24,984$29,386−$4,402
Poverty rate21.3%21.0%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%28.3%−9.6 pts
Graduate degree4.1%10.7%−6.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%6.8%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation48.9%60.5%−11.6 pts
Median home value$178,100$218,200−$40,100
Median gross rent$715$975−$260
Owner-occupied67.9%51.1%+16.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%9.9%+4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%45.5%+6.4 pts
Average commute22.122.0+0.0
Worked from home0.8%5.8%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured8.4%9.6%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025