South Carolina · Census place 27070
Fountain Inn city, SC
Quick answer
Fountain Inn city has 11,307 residents, ranking #56 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $72,021, the median home is worth $255,400 and median gross rent runs $1,072 a month.
- Population
- 11,307Fountain Inn city residents
- Median household income
- $72,021Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $255,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,072Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fountain Inn city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fountain Inn city median would spend about 17.9% 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 12.9% of residents and 70.8% 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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