What is the population of Wellford city?

Wellford city has 3,432 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #133 of 475 in South Carolina.

What is the median household income in Wellford city?

Median household income in Wellford city is $55,871 a year, 28.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wellford city?

Median gross rent is $1,129 a month and the median home value is $217,700, so rent absorbs about 24.2% of median household income.

Is Wellford city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wellford city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Wellford, SC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Wellford, South Carolina (Wellford, SC — Census place “Wellford city”) is 3,432 residents, ranking #133 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $55,871, the median home is worth $217,700 and median gross rent runs $1,129 a month. Looking for the Wellford South Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wellford, SC: 29385.

Population: 3,432Wellford city residents
Median household income: $55,871Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $217,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,129Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 31.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 77.2%Owner-occupied households

Wellford ZIP codes (South Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wellford.

The Wellford SC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

29385

What the numbers mean in Wellford city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wellford city median would spend about 24.2% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16% of residents and 77.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Wellford city, SC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Wellford city is a small town in South Carolina, with 3,432 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #133 of 475 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 31.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 Wellford city earn a median of $55,871 a year, 28.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% above the $53,071 median for the 263 South Carolina cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 16% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Wellford city is valued at $217,700, 28.2% below the national figure and 23% above the $177,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,129 a month, 19.7% below the national figure, or roughly $13,548 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.2% 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 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 77.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Wellford city?: Wellford city has 3,432 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #133 of 475 in South Carolina.
What is the median household income in Wellford city?: Median household income in Wellford city is $55,871 a year, 28.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wellford city?: Median gross rent is $1,129 a month and the median home value is $217,700, so rent absorbs about 24.2% of median household income.
Is Wellford city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wellford city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Wellford city 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.