In Walhalla, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Walhalla does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Walhalla have a very low rate of college education: just 9.25% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Walhalla in 2022 was $18,566, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,264 for a family of four. Walhalla also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.52% 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 24.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walhalla include Irish, English, Scottish, German, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Walhalla is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
