| Official Name: | West Pelzer |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anderson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.36 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.36 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 962 |
| Population Density Km2: | 707.99 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1832.38 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 843 |
| Coordinates: | 34.6464°N -82.475°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-76345[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1251391 |
West Pelzer is a town in Anderson County, South Carolina. The population was 962 at the 2020 census.[3]
West Pelzer is located in northeast Anderson County at 34.6464°N -82.475°W (34.646276, -82.474906).[4] It is bordered to the east by the town of Pelzer, along the Saluda River. Williamston is 2miles to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3sqkm, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 879 people, 395 households, and 250 families residing in the town. The population density was 1796.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 440 housing units at an average density of 899.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 95.11% White, 3.75% African American, 0.23% Asian, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 395 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,375, and the median income for a family was $34,702. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $23,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,781. About 15.3% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.