South Carolina · Census place 23245
Elgin town, SC
Quick answer
Elgin town has 2,176 residents, ranking #187 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $84,219, the median home is worth $204,300 and median gross rent runs $1,288 a month.
- Population
- 2,176Elgin town residents
- Median household income
- $84,219Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $204,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,288Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Elgin town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Elgin town median would spend about 18.4% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.8% of residents and 90.4% 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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