South Carolina · Census place 77380
Whitmire town, SC
Quick answer
Whitmire town has 1,241 residents, ranking #241 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $32,188, the median home is worth $51,900 and median gross rent runs $783 a month.
- Population
- 1,241Whitmire town residents
- Median household income
- $32,188Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $51,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $783Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Whitmire town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Whitmire town median would spend about 29.2% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26% of residents and 77.6% 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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