South Carolina · Census place 74590
Ward town, SC
Quick answer
Ward town has 284 residents, ranking #382 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $55,625, the median home is worth $115,600 and median gross rent runs $795 a month.
- Population
- 284Ward town residents
- Median household income
- $55,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $115,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $795Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ward town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ward town median would spend about 17.2% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 35.2% of residents and 45.7% 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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