South Carolina · Census place 11833
Carolina Forest CDP, SC
Quick answer
Carolina Forest CDP has 26,373 residents, ranking #19 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $70,647, the median home is worth $298,700 and median gross rent runs $1,567 a month.
- Population
- 26,373Carolina Forest CDP residents
- Median household income
- $70,647Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $298,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,567Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carolina Forest CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carolina Forest CDP median would spend about 26.6% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14% of residents and 69.4% 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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