COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westminster vs Seneca
PLACE A
Westminster, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Seneca, South Carolina
Westminster is 73% smaller than Seneca. Seneca earns more, with a median household income $11,076 higher. Seneca has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
WESTMINSTERSENECADIFFERENCE
Total population2,5049,424−73% vs Seneca
Population density7271,143−417
Population growth-2.7%9.2%−11.9 pts
Median age40.039.6+0.4
Male55.3%44.9%+10.4 pts
Female44.7%55.1%−10.4 pts
Foreign-born4.4%2.6%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%72.8%+11.4 pts
Black2.5%17.4%−14.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%6.4%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other6.7%2.6%+4.1 pts
Median household income$40,946$52,022−$11,076
Per capita income$24,984$34,204−$9,220
Poverty rate21.3%22.1%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.466−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%29.1%−10.4 pts
Graduate degree4.1%10.0%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%8.9%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation48.9%61.8%−12.9 pts
Median home value$178,100$240,000−$61,900
Median gross rent$715$807−$92
Owner-occupied67.9%51.4%+16.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%12.2%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%45.5%+6.4 pts
Average commute22.116.0+6.1
Worked from home0.8%4.4%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.4%11.4%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025