South Carolina · Census place 73600
Varnville, SC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Varnville, South Carolina (Varnville, SC — Census place “Varnville town”) is 2,433 residents, ranking #172 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $52,800, the median home is worth $105,500 and median gross rent runs $1,018 a month. Looking for the Varnville South Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Varnville, SC: 29944.
- Population
- 2,433Varnville town residents
- Median household income
- $52,800Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $105,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,018Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.1%Owner-occupied households
Varnville ZIP codes (South Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Varnville.
The Varnville SC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Varnville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Varnville town median would spend about 23.1% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.3% of residents and 60.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Varnville town, SC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Varnville town is a small town in South Carolina, with 2,433 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #172 of 475 ranked by population — larger than 63% of them. The median age here is 39.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Varnville town earn a median of $52,800 a year, 32.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of 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 17.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Varnville town is valued at $105,500, 65.2% below the national figure and 40% below the $177,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,018 a month, 27.6% below the national figure, or roughly $12,216 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 60.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- Springdale CDP 2,422
- McColl town 2,453
- Gloverville CDP 2,418
- Pageland town 2,476
- Ben Avon CDP 2,334
- Johnston town 2,518
- Privateer CDP 2,294
- Andrews town 2,558
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Varnville town?
- Varnville town has 2,433 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #172 of 475 in South Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Varnville town?
- Median household income in Varnville town is $52,800 a year, 32.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Varnville town?
- Median gross rent is $1,018 a month and the median home value is $105,500, so rent absorbs about 23.1% of median household income.
- Is Varnville town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Varnville town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Varnville town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.