South Carolina · Census place 24370
Fairfax town, SC
Quick answer
Fairfax town has 2,037 residents, ranking #194 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $41,328, the median home is worth $54,400 and median gross rent runs $702 a month.
- Population
- 2,037Fairfax town residents
- Median household income
- $41,328Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $54,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $702Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fairfax town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairfax town median would spend about 20.4% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.7% of residents and 54.6% 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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