South Carolina · Census place 55420
Pelion town, SC
Quick answer
Pelion town has 1,147 residents, ranking #254 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $61,250, the median home is worth $148,400 and median gross rent runs $850 a month.
- Population
- 1,147Pelion town residents
- Median household income
- $61,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $148,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $850Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pelion town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pelion town median would spend about 16.7% 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 15% of residents and 86.9% 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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