Since 2010, it has increased by 152,212 people (approximately 3.3%). Neighboring states have the following population: currently, 9.845 million people live in North Carolina (3.2% population growth since 2010), 1.851 million live in West Virginia (0.1 % decline compared with the data for 2010).

Race and Ethnicity

Median Household Income

$45,483

Median Household Income

The median household income in South Carolina is $45,483 (2016).

Since 2010, it has increased by $860 (1.9%). The highest median household incomes are in the following cities of South Carolina: Kiawah Island ($138,125), Tega Cay ($119,250), and Sullivan's Island ($111,842). These are the median household incomes in the neighboring states: $46,868 in North Carolina and $41,751 in West Virginia.

Median Property Value

$139,900

Median Property Value

The median property value in South Carolina is $139,900 (2016).

These are the cities in South Carolina with the highest median property values: Kiawah Island ($1,131,900), Sullivan's Island ($1,110,000), Pawleys Island ($875,000), Isle of Palms ($801,500), and Seabrook Island ($635,600). Median home prices in nearby states include $148,100 in Georgia, and $139,900 in West Virginia.

Poverty Rate

13.5%

Poverty Rate

A poverty rate shows the percentage of the poor among the entire population.

For the state of South Carolina, the estimated poverty rate is 13.49% (based on the data for 2016). Since 2010, this figure has increased by 0.27 percentage points. The official poverty rate in the U.S. is 12.7 percent (according to the U.S. Census Bureau for 2016). Thus, we see that South Carolina is above the national level based on this measure (for this indicator, lower is better). Neighboring South Carolina states have the following poverty level: the poverty rate in Georgia is 14.16%, in West Virginia — 13.07%.

Median Gross Rent

$790

Median Gross Rent

In 2016, the median gross rent in South Carolina was estimated at $790 per month.

The following cities top the list of places with the highest median gross rent in South Carolina: Sullivan's Island ($2,093/mo), Hollywood ($1,773/mo), Isle of Palms ($1,634/mo), Blythewood ($1,375/mo), and Bluffton ($1,362/mo). For comparison purposes, we present data on median gross rent in neighboring states: in North Carolinarenters pay $797/mo, in West Virginia—$790/mo.

Rent Burden

31.1%

Rent Burden

The estimated rent burden in South Carolina is 31.1% (based on Census records for 2016).

It is considered that if a household spends no more than 30 percent of its income on rent, utilities, and other building costs, such housing is affordable. Rental housing in Alabama is becoming less affordable. In 2009, the rent burden was lower and estimated at 29.0%. Compare the housing affordability in South Carolina and neighboring states: in Georgia, the rent burden is 31.3%, in North Carolina — 30.3%.

Share of Renter-Occupied Housing

31.4%

Share of Renter-Occupied Housing

The share of renter-occupied housing units in South Carolina is 31.41%.

This figure has slightly increased compared to 2010, when 30.67% of houses and apartments were rented out. The following cities in South Carolina have the highest share of renter-occupied units: Central(75.94%), Atlantic Beach(73.33%), and Port Royal(62.15%). Here's what rental market looks like in the nearby states: in North Carolina 34.87% of housing units are occupied by renters or tenants, in West Virginia—27.48%.

Renter Occupied Households

463,545

Renter Occupied Households

Experts estimate the number of renter occupied households in South Carolina at 463,545 units (based on Census and ESRI data for 2016).

In 2015, there were 454,211 of such households. Cities in South Carolina with the largest number of renter occupied households are the following: Charleston (27,746), Columbia (27,056), North Charleston (22,177), Mount Pleasant (9,475), and Myrtle Beach (7,617). Here's what rental housing looks like in nearby states: there are 1,208,418 renter occupied households in Georgia and 1,208,418 households in West Virginia.

Evictions

41,099

Evictions

The total number of eviction judgments in South Carolina is 41,099 (2016).

In 2015, there were 19,610 evictions. Thus, we observe an increase of 109.6%. In the neighboring states, the picture is as follows: 56,963 evictions were conducted in Georgia, 8,268 evictions were conducted in West Virginia.

Eviction Filings

86,682

Eviction Filings

There were 86,682 eviction cases filed in South Carolina in 2016.

There were 87,322 of such cases in 2015 (decline of 640 filings, or 0.7% down). Nearby states recorded the following stats: 147,038 cases were registered in North Carolina, 10,314 in West Virginia (data for 2016).

Major Cities (population)

The South Carolina major cities are presented below statically. The majority of the state residents live in these cities. Furthermore, these cities issued the largest number of permits and registered the largest number of businesses.

Columbia (131,958)

Greenville (61,734)

Charleston (127,694)

Myrtle Beach (29,198)

Summerville (46,200)

Spartanburg (37,465)

Anderson (26,978)

Rock Hill (69,196)

Sumter (40,851)

Lexington (19,447)

Florence (38,000)

Aiken (30,183)

Greer (27,186)

Simpsonville (19,706)

North Charleston (104,146)

Mount Pleasant (74,952)

Easley (20,374)

Conway (19,356)

Bluffton (14,607)

West Columbia (15,757)

Fort Mill (12,525)

Goose Creek (39,408)

Greenwood (23,254)

Beaufort (12,839)

Hilton Head Island (39,071)

Orangeburg (13,685)

North Augusta (22,037)

Lancaster (8,853)

Taylors (22,475)

Gaffney (12,562)

Seneca (8,184)

Irmo (11,704)

Hartsville (7,851)

Murrells Inlet (8,823)

Inman (2,182)

Moncks Corner (9,108)

Johns Island

Georgetown (9,079)

York (7,945)

Clover (5,442)

Darlington (6,212)

Piedmont (5,648)

North Myrtle Beach (14,824)

Camden (6,982)

Ladson (14,770)

Pickens (3,148)

Boiling Springs (8,743)

Walterboro (5,312)

Travelers Rest (4,834)

Chapin (1,605)

Laurens (9,122)

Belton (4,247)

Fountain Inn (8,399)

Gaston (1,466)

Chester (5,527)

Westminster (2,435)

Pawleys Island (97)

Little River (9,617)

Blythewood (2,479)

Liberty (3,254)

Union (8,144)

Newberry (10,279)

Hanahan (19,707)

Chesnee (717)

Loris (2,500)

Woodruff (4,104)

Mauldin (24,396)

Hopkins (2,985)

Moore

Elgin (1,542)

Williamston (4,029)

Pelzer (82)

Clinton (8,561)

Cayce (13,554)

Longs

Winnsboro (3,419)

Lugoff (8,248)

Central (5,160)

Lake City (6,728)

Timmonsville (2,283)

Clemson (14,664)

Lyman (3,350)

Duncan (3,231)

Saint Helena Island

Blacksburg (1,975)

Gilbert (715)

Landrum (2,642)

Manning (4,056)

Graniteville (2,516)

Isle of Palms (4,274)

Walhalla (4,234)

Barnwell (4,664)

Kershaw (2,303)

Honea Path (3,649)

Gray Court (711)

Dalzell (4,462)

Pendleton (3,089)

Campobello (525)

Beech Island

Effingham

Recent Permits

Below is a list of recent permits issued in the state of South Carolina that we were able to get information about. The date refers to the date when we received this information. The date of the permit itself may be different

Mar 18, 2024

Permit 192488 — updated for 733 Main St, Buffalo

Dec 27, 2023

Permit 217162 — updated for 733 Main St, Buffalo
Permit 192488 — created for 733 Main St, Buffalo

All Cities

This is a general list of cities in South Carolina. It contains big cities and small towns sorted alphabetically. Select a city to view information about its population, economics, and businesses.

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	City	Population	Contact info for	Businesses	Business Associates	License Holders	UCC Filings	Registered Parcel Owners
1	Columbia	131,958	284,338	4,672	1,086	1,684	454	946
2	Charleston	127,694	160,057	3,820	895	1,945	277	1,059
3	North Charleston	104,146	51,952	1,290	280	556	116	153
4	Mount Pleasant	74,952	39,635	2,194	539	878	151	381
5	Rock Hill	69,196	67,133	1,008	217	624	97	119
6	Greenville	61,734	185,538	5,161	1,162	1,742	535	1,176
7	Summerville	46,200	94,514	974	215	803	63	280
8	Sumter	40,851	69,032	512	112	455	37	117
9	Goose Creek	39,408	46,875	448	76	316	27	102
10	Hilton Head Island	39,071	43,627	1,455	629	668	115	278
11	Florence	38,000	59,952	819	124	430	25	107
12	Spartanburg	37,465	89,356	1,568	374	590	162	142
13	Aiken	30,183	60,516	661	343	482	43	175
14	Myrtle Beach	29,198	98,319	2,206	328	1,081	83	538
15	Greer	27,186	67,848	915	315	459	52	179
16	Anderson	26,978	79,858	687	232	489	55	94
17	Mauldin	24,396	13,649	152	30	99	14	20
18	Greenwood	23,254	40,244	284	74	204	16	54
19	Taylors	22,475	37,773	384	98	209	14	64
20	North Augusta	22,037	38,284	458	452	174	6	67
21	Easley	20,374	56,258	416	119	320	33	92
22	Hanahan	19,707	10,333	168	33	102	2	40
23	Simpsonville	19,706	70,714	801	319	501	33	203
24	Lexington	19,447	77,772	1,093	235	670	87	161
25	Conway	19,356	39,128	386	45	284	11	105
26	West Columbia	15,757	47,315	615	123	406	51	61
27	North Myrtle Beach	14,824	18,828	357	59	199	11	92
28	Ladson	14,770	20,290	193	31	124	15	42
29	Clemson	14,664	13,322	165	41	110	8	18
30	Bluffton	14,607	36,254	872	364	458	35	339
31	Orangeburg	13,685	25,781	205	35	154	12	32
32	Cayce	13,554	11,109	116	30	72	15	15
33	Beaufort	12,839	32,497	609	129	442	22	132
34	Gaffney	12,562	29,841	133	30	145	11	9
35	Fort Mill	12,525	38,823	1,007	362	426	85	3,246
36	Irmo	11,704	31,477	350	96	220	22	62
37	Port Royal	11,513	2,669	32	9	25	1	8
38	Lake Wylie	10,738	2,169	76	21	36	4	17
39	Newberry	10,279	6,569	105	8	76	8	21
40	Little River	9,617	14,698	190	31	123	12	92
41	Laurens	9,122	12,712	105	14	82	1	12
42	Moncks Corner	9,108	17,640	191	23	154	11	52
43	Georgetown	9,079	17,817	171	26	184	35	42
44	Lancaster	8,853	26,404	163	30	111	13	29
45	Bennettsville	8,834	3,312	40	2	7	1	4
46	Murrells Inlet	8,823	19,641	296	75	170	8	153
47	Boiling Springs	8,743	15,409	131	36	85		24
48	Tega Cay	8,609	3,210	88	40	32	2	27
49	Clinton	8,561	8,188	49	10	38		4
50	Fountain Inn	8,399	13,948	144	41	77	5	17
51	Lugoff	8,248	8,881	72	2	50		13
52	Powdersville	8,230	22	17	2	4	1
53	Seneca	8,184	25,673	240	91	177	29	52
54	Union	8,144	5,663	62	13	74	5	7
55	York	7,945	18,894	173	40	154	12	45
56	Hartsville	7,851	22,997	202	44	143	6	30
57	Camden	6,982	18,375	153	39	119	3	20
58	Marion	6,793	3,638	19	1	6		3
59	Lake City	6,728	6,668	50		32	1	3
60	Dillon	6,705	3,901	40	2	14		3
61	Darlington	6,212	17,188	83	11	82	2	9
62	Cheraw	5,800	2,746	30		18	3	1
63	Belvedere	5,706	598	7	1	3
64	Piedmont	5,648	20,151	176	47	146	9	20
65	Chester	5,527	10,858	42	8	69	6	11
66	Clover	5,442	19,390	202	84	161	14	67
67	Walterboro	5,312	13,896	142	27	94	2	25
68	Batesburg-Leesville	5,251	4,163	42	6	36		2
69	Abbeville	5,197	2,853	35	5	23		2
70	Central	5,160	9,362	74	16	50	9	16
71	Hollywood	4,872	4,268	50	19	26	4	18
72	Parris Island	4,841
73	Travelers Rest	4,834	13,433	148	54	125	9	42
74	Edgefield	4,723	3,435	55	18	27	5	4
75	Barnwell	4,664	5,657	30	6	31	3	6
76	Mullins	4,560	2,821	17	2	5	4
77	Clearwater	4,497	33	2	2
78	Dalzell	4,462	6,358	22	8	49		8
79	Hardeeville	4,353	1,491	54	4	11	14	26
80	Isle of Palms	4,274	8,526	189	73	80	17	42
81	Belton	4,247	13,935	53	19	69	13	17
82	Walhalla	4,234	6,679	41	15	32	2	12
83	Woodruff	4,104	10,611	46	10	38	3	7
84	Surfside Beach	4,090	3,555	86	21	51	5	38
85	Manning	4,056	5,322	47	5	22	1	9
86	Ridgeland	4,030	2,395	62	13	8	2	25
87	Williamston	4,029	9,896	55	12	62	4	9
88	Honea Path	3,649	6,137	12	5	44		4
89	Saxon	3,623	6
90	Saluda	3,585	2,136	44	2	52	3	6
91	Bamberg	3,501	3,431	15	2	21	1	15
92	Denmark	3,425	1,620	4	3	7		5
93	Winnsboro	3,419	7,570	45	7	44	5	5
94	Lyman	3,350	8,540	58	16	43	1	13
95	Bishopville	3,342	3,167	30	1	20	2	2
96	Allendale	3,261	890	11
97	Liberty	3,254	12,110	57	22	68	4	11
98	Kingstree	3,233	3,080	25	2	14		2
99	Duncan	3,231	7,904	251	50	78	13	8
100	Arcadia	3,159	18
101	Pickens	3,148	15,805	96	28	132	2	29
102	Pendleton	3,089	6,536	50	9	52	3	9
103	Williston	3,069	3,361	15	3	14		8
104	Hopkins	2,985	10,591	51	14	31	7	18
105	Gloverville	2,925	301	3		2
106	Andrews	2,842	3,581	29	1	20	4	3
107	Pageland	2,745	1,637	19		9	4
108	Hampton	2,726	1,039	9	2	13		3
109	Folly Beach	2,715	695	8	2	33
110	McCormick	2,707	72	12	1	2		2
111	Roebuck	2,670	4,898	64	25	14	4	5
112	Landrum	2,642	6,155	82	42	51	4	28
113	Ravenel	2,544	2,724	28	11	25	3	3
114	Graniteville	2,516	6,633	58	23	38	3	9
115	Loris	2,500	7,844	71	7	41	10	18
116	Blythewood	2,479	14,471	169	49	154	11	36
117	Wellford	2,472	5,478	19	10	22	1	5
118	Ware Shoals	2,459	2,350	8	2	10		1
119	Pacolet	2,453	2,698	8	1	16		1
120	Westminster	2,435	10,548	55	26	49	9	23
121	New Ellenton	2,431	1,996	16	4	9	2	3
122	McColl	2,399	35	3		1
123	Slater-Marietta	2,386	1,010	6		10
124	Kershaw	2,303	5,327	15	2	27
125	Johnston	2,284	2,406	22	6	17
126	Timmonsville	2,283	6,582	45	9	32	1	8
127	Varnville	2,277	695	4	2	1		1
128	Estill	2,244	509	4		3
129	Lesslie	2,218
130	Blackville	2,203	1,716	17	3	5	1	1
131	Inman	2,182	23,639	146	53	113	13	27
132	Gadsden	2,143	1,143	5		4	2	1
133	Sullivan's Island	2,067	594	79	20	30	3	10
134	Tigerville	2,060	8	3		1
135	Johnsonville	2,011	2,962	20	1	17	2	2
136	Ninety Six	2,011	4,618	20	10	18	1	8
137	Blacksburg	1,975	6,774	35	5	23	6	3
138	Great Falls	1,944	2,553	12	2	7	1	1
139	Ridgeville	1,929	4,625	43	8	19	6	29
140	Fairfax	1,908	311	1
141	Calhoun Falls	1,733	482	2		1
142	Cowpens	1,702	5,285	21	4	26	7	4
143	Seabrook Island	1,688	739	8	3	8		7
144	Jackson	1,661	2,736	29	16	12		1
145	Chapin	1,605	16,639	295	100	155	35	88
146	Wedgefield	1,553	969	3		3		1
147	Buffalo	1,544	582	2		10		1
148	Elgin	1,542	11,127	106	26	51	3	29
149	Gaston	1,466	12,779	58	8	58	5	9
150	Meggett	1,432	606	4	3	2		3
151	Kiawah Island	1,432	1,456	21	13	12	5	8
152	Awendaw	1,415	1,966	23	8	17		3
153	Chesterfield	1,410	1,210	12		9		1
154	Holly Hill	1,407	2,994	21	8	20		2
155	Whitmire	1,357	731	5		3
156	Joanna	1,307	1,197	6		5
157	Lincolnville	1,299	109	2				2
158	Branchville	1,255	1,741	7		8		4
159	Quinby	1,253	850	2	1	5	4	3
160	Latta	1,242	1,748	11	2	7		2
161	Due West	1,214	178			1
162	Pamplico	1,181	2,424	6	2	11		1
163	Startex	1,137	29
164	Mayo	1,119	10
165	Langley	1,116	6	1		1
166	Prosperity	1,112	3,020	52	6	27	6	10
167	Pinopolis	1,098	254	6		4	1	1
168	Summerton	1,093	1,649	15	2	7		6
169	Iva	1,085	3,162	20	4	10	1	1
170	Turbeville	1,052	538	3		2
171	Catawba	1,044	1,982	29	4	21	1	1
172	Santee	1,009	2,880	24	11	32	4	12
173	Warrenville	1,008	4,832	19	11	26	1	5
174	Fort Lawn	940	1,255	2	2	5		1
175	Ridge Spring	921	1,257	21	5	18	2	2
176	Six Mile	918	3,028	14	6	23	1	8
177	Lamar	913	2,608	4	3	18	2	1
178	Yemassee	893	1,404	13	2	14	2
179	Wallace	860	447	1
180	Cottageville	853	2,342	16	1	8		2
181	Scranton	839	2,407	10	2	6		2
182	Bucksport	839	3
183	Jonesville	833	878	4		13		2
184	Lake View	818	416			1
185	Norris	818	222	2		1
186	Bowman	816	2,036	5	2	14		3
187	Cane Savannah	805
188	North	800	2,264	8	2	8	1	3
189	McBee	775	144	2	1	1
190	Wagener	774	2,533	18	7	23	2	3
191	Eastover	765	3,682	20	3	19	1	4
192	Reidville	764	2
193	Jefferson	757	659	9				1
194	Swansea	746	3,961	22	9	30	3	3
195	Chesnee	717	10,188	51	11	46		9
196	Gilbert	715	6,741	68	22	67	3	41
197	Aynor	713	2,688	33	1	13	1	6
198	Heath Springs	713	2,332	12	1	8
199	Elloree	712	1,395	10	1	6
200	Gray Court	711	4,683	22	7	20	2	6
201	Coward	708	1,075	3	4	1		1
202	Pelion	705	4,390	17	3	31	2
203	Pinewood	686	1,275	16	3	8
204	Clio	665	209	1
205	Harleyville	657	1,169	19	1	11
206	Enoree	652	1,904	3	3	10
207	Fair Play	645	1,794	28	22	8	2	10
208	Ehrhardt	636	350			2
209	Converse	607	12
210	Springfield	588	778	5	1	8	9	1
211	Summit	564	237	1				2
212	Society Hill	560	822	7	3	5
213	Jacksonboro	558	13
214	Brunson	547	228	1
215	Mayesville	544	700	5		3
216	Lockhart	544	12
217	Olanta	544	848	7		6
218	Campobello	525	6,005	32	21	23	5	10
219	Cross Hill	523	1,185	5	2	8		7
220	McClellanville	517	563	15	3	13		4
221	Bonneau	487	4,051	6		20	1	6
222	Sharon	486	1,500	7		5		1
223	Greeleyville	485	479	1				1
224	Lane	472	186
225	Cameron	472	672	7	1	8		2
226	Alcolu	470	579	7		1
227	Hemingway	460	3,397	13	2	8	1	9
228	Ridgeway	456	3,845	34	3	24		8
229	Richburg	445	1,054	11	2	9
230	Hickory Grove	443	786	5		1	12	3
231	Patrick	439	446	1				1
232	Lydia	404
233	Ruby	379	310
234	Gifford	363	2
235	Carlisle	360	273	1		5		1
236	Nichols	355	1,383	10	2	4	1	1
237	Donalds	335	665	3		5
238	Eutawville	332	2,777	16	2	17	5	3
239	Clarks Hill	330	472	9	7	2		5
240	Salley	329	1,292	5	1	10		3
241	Rowesville	321	585	4		3
242	West Union	316	2,795	19	5	23	2	17
243	Perry	303	6			1
244	Norway	300	607	3	1	4		1
245	Lynchburg	297	1,353	8		6	1	2
246	Bethune	290	1,639	1		11		1
247	Trenton	286	1,949	13	10	24		3
248	Atlantic Beach	285	58	1	1	1
249	Neeses	278	1,463	13		7
250	McConnells	264	337	5		2
251	Reevesville	261	1,084	2	1	4
252	Little Mountain	259	1,279	11	3	8	1	3
253	Modoc	241	171					1
254	Cordova	231	2,126	6		5		8
255	Rembert	220	2,719	13	2	6		9
256	Paxville	215	3			1
257	Olar	213	530	1		2
258	Mount Carmel	204
259	Sellers	191	210	1
260	Kline	189	23
261	Cross Anchor	180	2
262	Luray	176	41			1
263	Glendale	175	21
264	Monetta	171	516			8
265	Waterloo	160	2,155	10	2	12	2	3
266	Silverstreet	158	201	2		2
267	Livingston	152	112			1
268	Starr	150	3,136	7	3	12	2	2
269	Bradley	149	865	1	2	5
270	Smoaks	143	944	7		2
271	Blenheim	137	110
272	Salem	137	6,376	60	39	56	4	34
273	Hodges	132	2,784	9	4	14	2
274	Williams	131	13	1
275	Jamestown	123	439	1		4
276	Mount Croghan	122	1
277	Mountville	115	422	1		1
278	Newry	113	27
279	Plum Branch	106	139
280	Pomaria	102	618	5		5		1
281	Pawleys Island	97	12,092	246	75	176	14	102
282	Lodge	96	319	4	6	7	3
283	Troy	92	372	4
284	Ward	90	226	7	1	6
285	Pelzer	82	9,844	56	14	37	4	8
286	Vance	82	1,095	5	2	8		1
287	Windsor	71	1,456	5	3	11	1	2
288	Jenkinsville	71	328			2
289	Cope	56	1,546	5	2	12	2
290	Peak	51	2
291	Smyrna	49	764	3		2
292	Ulmer	45	42
293	Islandton	42	607	3		2	2	1
294	Fingerville	24	2
295	Oswego	11		2			1
296	Round O		1,349	3		5		2
297	Rimini		2
298	Coosawhatchie		9
299	Saint George		1,165	42	6	24	2	4
300	Saint Helena Island		2,064	97	34	73	1	37
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The median household income in South Carolina is $45,483 (2016).

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The median property value in South Carolina is $139,900 (2016).

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The share of renter-occupied housing units in South Carolina is 31.41%.

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