South Carolina · Census place 79450
Yemassee town, SC
Quick answer
Yemassee town has 1,007 residents, ranking #264 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $36,923, the median home is worth $169,800 and median gross rent runs $736 a month.
- Population
- 1,007Yemassee town residents
- Median household income
- $36,923Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $169,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $736Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Yemassee town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Yemassee town median would spend about 23.9% 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 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.4% of residents and 60.1% 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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