Wilkinson HeightsSC
A town of 2,012.
Is Wilkinson Heights a good place to live?
Wilkinson Heights’ best subject grade is a B+ for walkability; its weakest is a D for health. Only 15 of South Carolina’s 263 towns score lower on the outdoors. Wilkinson Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wilkinson Heights stand out
Where Wilkinson Heights beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jobs vs. working residents
| Widest gap | Wilkinson Heights | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 38.6% | 17.4% |
Wilkinson Heights has shrunk 22% from 2010 to 2020
2,493 counted in 2010 and 1,946 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Wilkinson Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Wilkinson Heights is from typical.
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Moving to Wilkinson Heights: who provides what
Wilkinson Heights is unincorporated, so Orangeburg County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wilkinson Heights.
A larger share of adults in Wilkinson Heights have high blood pressure than in the typical South Carolina or U.S. town
Only 8 of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Wilkinson Heights. Among adults in the town, 24% have diabetes. In Wilkinson Heights, 47% of adults have obesity, above both South Carolina’s towns (37%) and U.S. towns (35%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Wilkinson Heights is ahead of South Carolina on 5 and behind on 21.
| Wilkinson Heights | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 23% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 28% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Wilkinson Heights | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.1% | 15.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 38.6% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wilkinson Heights’ schools rank behind 89% of South Carolina districts
Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by the Orangeburg school district. Enrollment at Wilkinson Heights’s public school: 325 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittaker ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 325 | C |
| Orangeburg Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 205 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
The median household income in Wilkinson Heights is lower than in most of South Carolina or the rest of the country
Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles. For residents in Wilkinson Heights, the share who live below the poverty line is 30%. Jobs based here fell to 1,914 in 2023, 1,487 fewer than in 2013. In Wilkinson Heights, the average trip to work is 23 minutes, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Wilkinson Heights | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 30% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $25,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Wilkinson Heights brings mild winters and hot summers
Wilkinson Heights’ midsummer high stands at 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Wilkinson Heights: hurricanes
Wilkinson Heights’ FEMA hazard score comes in at 59 of 100. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by earthquakes at 26%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Wilkinson Heights sell for about $188K
In Wilkinson Heights, the midpoint rent is $786 a month. Among 170 South Carolina towns, just 7 have a lower home-ownership rate than Wilkinson Heights.
| Wilkinson Heights | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 30% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $786 a month | $1,060 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wilkinson Heights
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Wilkinson Heights
About 4 of every 100 Wilkinson Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
Every workday, about 1,856 people come to Wilkinson Heights for work
Where Wilkinson Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wilkinson Heights
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Wilkinson Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 223 ft
Wilkinson Heights’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Wilkinson Heights.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson Heights | — | — | B | — | D | D |
| Orangeburg | #163 | D− | C | D− | D | C− |
| Brookdale | #147 | D | A− | — | D | D− |
Wilkinson Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Wilkinson Heights and Brookdale report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wilkinson Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Wilkinson Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wilkinson Heights, SC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $81,000, 73% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.