COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whitmire vs Union
PLACE A
Whitmire, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Union, Oregon
Whitmire is 30% smaller than Union. Union earns more, with a median household income $27,210 higher. Union has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -4%).
WHITMIREUNIONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,4752,118−30% vs Union
Population density1,180851+329
Population growth-3.5%1.5%−5.0 pts
Median age50.239.5+10.7
Male47.6%52.2%−4.6 pts
Female52.4%47.8%+4.6 pts
Foreign-born2.4%4.9%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.2%85.2%−16.9 pts
Black18.9%2.9%+16.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%8.3%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other10.6%2.2%+8.4 pts
Median household income$37,837$65,047−$27,210
Per capita income$24,419$31,765−$7,346
Poverty rate24.3%18.9%+5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.434Even
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%12.4%+2.4 pts
Graduate degree2.3%5.1%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%1.7%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation44.6%65.8%−21.2 pts
Median home value$53,500$231,400−$177,900
Median gross rent$802$891−$89
Owner-occupied82.0%69.0%+13.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.9%11.8%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households39.0%16.8%+22.2 pts
Average commute38.121.7+16.4
Worked from home2.5%6.3%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured11.3%17.0%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025