South Carolina · Census place 70270
Summerville town, SC
Quick answer
Summerville town has 51,262 residents, ranking #7 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $78,621, the median home is worth $295,700 and median gross rent runs $1,414 a month.
- Population
- 51,262Summerville town residents
- Median household income
- $78,621Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $295,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,414Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Summerville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Summerville town median would spend about 21.6% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 68% 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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- Mount Pleasant town 92,662
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- Greer city 39,191
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