
South Carolina · Census place 50560
North, SC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of North, South Carolina (North, SC — Census place “North town”) is 783 residents, ranking #297 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $36,250, the median home is worth $86,500 and median gross rent runs $717 a month. Looking for the North South Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve North, SC: 29112.
- Population
- 783North town residents
- Median household income
- $36,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $86,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $717Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.2%Owner-occupied households
North ZIP codes (South Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North.
The North SC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in North town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the North town 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 38.8% of residents and 52.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
North town, SC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
North town is a very small community in South Carolina, with 783 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #297 of 475 ranked by population — larger than 37% of them. The median age here is 49.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in North town earn a median of $36,250 a year, 53.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% below the $53,071 median for the 263 South Carolina cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 38.8% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in North town is valued at $86,500, 71.5% below the national figure and 51% below the $177,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $717 a month, 49% below the national figure, or roughly $8,604 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 52.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 783 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare North town against its county rather than against national figures.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Carolina.
- McBee town 1,000
- Elloree town 1,005
- Yemassee town 1,007
- Dovesville CDP 1,014
- Jonesville town 1,016
- Johnsonville city 1,037
- Drayton CDP 1,043
- Aynor town 1,077
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of North town?
- North town has 783 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #297 of 475 in South Carolina.
- What is the median household income in North town?
- Median household income in North town is $36,250 a year, 53.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in North town?
- Median gross rent is $717 a month and the median home value is $86,500, so rent absorbs about 23.7% of median household income.
- Is North town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this North town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.