Walhalla is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,199 people and four associated neighborhoods, Walhalla is the 87th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Walhalla is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.19% of the Walhalla workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Walhalla is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Walhalla who work in healthcare suport services (9.42%), management occupations (7.51%), and office and administrative support (6.28%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Walhalla has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Walhalla a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Walhalla is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Walhalla with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.10% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Walhalla in 2022 was $19,603, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,412 for a family of four. Walhalla also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.05% of its population below the federal poverty line.Walhalla is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walhalla home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walhalla residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Walhalla also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walhalla include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Polish. In addition, Walhalla has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.88%). The most common language spoken in Walhalla is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
