South Carolina · Census place 06040
Bethune town, SC
Quick answer
Bethune town has 421 residents, ranking #352 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $42,656, the median home is worth $96,400 and median gross rent runs $1,644 a month.
- Population
- 421Bethune town residents
- Median household income
- $42,656Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,644Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bethune town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bethune town median would spend about 46.2% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 35.2% of residents and 67.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Neeses town 431
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- Hemingway town 413
- Lockhart town 411
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