
South Carolina · Census place 58170
Powdersville, SC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Powdersville, South Carolina (Powdersville, SC — Census place “Powdersville CDP”) is 11,321 residents, ranking #55 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $88,125, the median home is worth $318,600 and median gross rent runs $1,231 a month. Looking for the Powdersville South Carolina ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Powdersville, SC: 29611, 29642.
- Population
- 11,321Powdersville CDP residents
- Median household income
- $88,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $318,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,231Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.9%Owner-occupied households
Powdersville ZIP codes (South Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Powdersville.
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What the numbers mean in Powdersville CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Powdersville CDP median would spend about 16.8% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.5% of residents and 76.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Powdersville CDP, SC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Powdersville CDP is a mid-size town in South Carolina, with 11,321 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #55 of 475 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Powdersville CDP earn a median of $88,125 a year, 12.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 66% above the $53,071 median for the 263 South Carolina cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 8.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Powdersville CDP is valued at $318,600, 5% above the national figure and 80% above the $177,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,231 a month, 12.4% below the national figure, or roughly $14,772 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
- Fountain Inn city 11,307
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- Garden City CDP 10,820
- Oak Grove CDP 12,031
- Newberry city 10,733
- Parker CDP 12,564
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Powdersville CDP?
- Powdersville CDP has 11,321 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #55 of 475 in South Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Powdersville CDP?
- Median household income in Powdersville CDP is $88,125 a year, 12.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Powdersville CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,231 a month and the median home value is $318,600, so rent absorbs about 16.8% of median household income.
- Is Powdersville CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Powdersville CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Powdersville CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.