South Carolina · Census place 74275
Walterboro city, SC
Quick answer
Walterboro city has 5,490 residents, ranking #97 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $48,366, the median home is worth $170,500 and median gross rent runs $865 a month.
- Population
- 5,490Walterboro city residents
- Median household income
- $48,366Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $170,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $865Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Walterboro city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Walterboro city median would spend about 21.5% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.7% of residents and 50.3% 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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