South Carolina · Census place 26845
Fort Lawn town, SC
Quick answer
Fort Lawn town has 1,144 residents, ranking #255 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $54,141, the median home is worth $189,000 and median gross rent runs $1,280 a month.
- Population
- 1,144Fort Lawn town residents
- Median household income
- $54,141Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $189,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,280Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Lawn town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Lawn town median would spend about 28.4% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.8% of residents and 61.1% 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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