South Carolina · Census place 62620
St. Matthews town, SC
Quick answer
St. Matthews town has 1,626 residents, ranking #219 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $55,351, the median home is worth $146,600 and median gross rent runs $825 a month.
- Population
- 1,626St. Matthews town residents
- Median household income
- $55,351Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $146,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $825Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in St. Matthews town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the St. Matthews town median would spend about 17.9% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26% of residents and 67.6% 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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