South Carolina · Census place 52540
Olanta town, SC
Quick answer
Olanta town has 703 residents, ranking #308 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $54,375, the median home is worth $109,000 and median gross rent runs $841 a month.
- Population
- 703Olanta town residents
- Median household income
- $54,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $109,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $841Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Olanta town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Olanta town median would spend about 18.6% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.6% of residents and 65% 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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