South Carolina · Census place 58030
Port Royal town, SC
Quick answer
Port Royal town has 15,047 residents, ranking #43 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $70,330, the median home is worth $298,000 and median gross rent runs $1,606 a month.
- Population
- 15,047Port Royal town residents
- Median household income
- $70,330Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $298,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,606Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 25.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Port Royal town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Port Royal town median would spend about 27.4% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 38.9% 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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