South Carolina · Census place 00550
Aiken city, SC
Quick answer
Aiken city has 32,334 residents, ranking #15 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $69,837, the median home is worth $261,800 and median gross rent runs $1,199 a month.
- Population
- 32,334Aiken city residents
- Median household income
- $69,837Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $261,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,199Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Aiken city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Aiken city median would spend about 20.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.3% of residents and 69.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Carolina Forest CDP 26,373
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