COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westminster vs Baton Rouge
PLACE A
Westminster, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Westminster is 99% smaller than Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge earns more, with a median household income $9,048 higher.
WESTMINSTERBATON ROUGEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,504222,795−99% vs Baton Rouge
Population density7272,563−1,836
Population growth-2.7%-0.9%−1.8 pts
Median age40.031.5+8.5
Male55.3%47.4%+8.0 pts
Female44.7%52.6%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born4.4%7.6%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%34.8%+49.5 pts
Black2.5%50.4%−47.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%6.2%+0.3 pts
Asian0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Other6.7%4.7%+2.0 pts
Median household income$40,946$49,994−$9,048
Per capita income$24,984$34,731−$9,747
Poverty rate21.3%25.7%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.561−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%36.6%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree4.1%16.5%−12.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%9.2%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation48.9%60.6%−11.7 pts
Median home value$178,100$234,700−$56,600
Median gross rent$715$1,067−$352
Owner-occupied67.9%47.8%+20.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%17.3%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%53.0%−1.1 pts
Average commute22.121.0+1.1
Worked from home0.8%8.2%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured8.4%10.1%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025