South Carolina · Census place 64600
Scranton town, SC
Quick answer
Scranton town has 820 residents, ranking #291 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $26,250, the median home is worth $83,000 and median gross rent runs $807 a month.
- Population
- 820Scranton town residents
- Median household income
- $26,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $83,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $807Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Scranton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Scranton town median would spend about 36.9% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.5% of residents and 46% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Chesnee city 804
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