South Carolina · Census place 74680
Ware Shoals town, SC
Quick answer
Ware Shoals town has 2,207 residents, ranking #184 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $35,896, the median home is worth $63,600 and median gross rent runs $881 a month.
- Population
- 2,207Ware Shoals town residents
- Median household income
- $35,896Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $63,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $881Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ware Shoals town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ware Shoals town median would spend about 29.5% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 51.2% of residents and 61.3% 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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- Graniteville CDP 2,176
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