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South Carolina · Census place 70585

Surfside Beach town, SC

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Surfside Beach town has 4,217 residents, ranking #111 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $74,202, the median home is worth $412,100 and median gross rent runs $1,274 a month.

Population
4,217Surfside Beach town residents
Median household income
$74,202Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$412,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,274Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
55.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
65%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Surfside Beach town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Surfside Beach town median would spend about 20.6% 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 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 65% 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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