South Carolina · Census place 55465
Pelzer town, SC
Quick answer
Pelzer town has 1,570 residents, ranking #223 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $54,886, the median home is worth $170,400 and median gross rent runs $1,036 a month.
- Population
- 1,570Pelzer town residents
- Median household income
- $54,886Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $170,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,036Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pelzer town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pelzer town median would spend about 22.7% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.9% of residents and 72.9% 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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