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South Carolina · Census place 26035

Folly Beach city, SC

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Folly Beach city has 958 residents, ranking #273 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $97,813, the median home is worth $951,200 and median gross rent runs $1,930 a month.

Population
958Folly Beach city residents
Median household income
$97,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$951,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,930Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
62.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
91.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Folly Beach city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Folly Beach city median would spend about 23.7% 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 9.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.8% of residents and 91.5% 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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