What percentage of people rent in Abbeville, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Abbeville, SC, 2020–2024
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48.5% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Abbeville, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 948 renting households against 1,006 that own their home.

In Abbeville, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 48.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.5% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 948 (±211)
Median renter income: $35,417 (±$17,980)

Who rents and who owns in Abbeville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Abbeville	Abbeville County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.5% (±9.7 points)	21.9% (±3.2 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	948 (±211)	2,134 (±331)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,006 (±217)	7,628 (±424)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,417 (±$17,980)	$37,897 (±$8,145)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$50,417 (±$6,841)	$60,139 (±$8,324)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Abbeville, the renter share is higher than in Abbeville County (21.9%).

It is also higher than in South Carolina (28.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Abbeville County, Abbeville ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 70 of 381.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Abbeville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	41.7% (±8.0 points)	48.5% (±9.7 points)	+6.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$658 (±$164)	$587 (±$357)	−10.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$24,809 (±$3,234)	$40,575 (±$4,116)	+63.5%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Abbeville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Abbeville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Abbeville	—	48.5% (±9.7 points)	—
Hodges	11 mi	24.5% (±18.5 points)	Lower
Due West	11 mi	39.8% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Greenwood	13 mi	56.6% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Donalds	14 mi	32.9% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Troy	14 mi	17.2% (±19.2 points)	Lower
Calhoun Falls	14 mi	33.9% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Secession	14 mi	5.5% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Lowndesville	16 mi	40.7% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hodges, SC (24.5%), Troy, SC (17.2%), Lake Secession, SC (5.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Abbeville County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Abbeville	48.5% (±9.7 points)
2	Lowndesville	40.7% (±19.1 points)
3	Due West	39.8% (±13.0 points)
4	Calhoun Falls	33.9% (±11.2 points)
5	Donalds	32.9% (±15.6 points)
6	Lake Secession	5.5% (±5.2 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Abbeville

How many renters are there in Abbeville?

Abbeville has an estimated 948 (±211) renting households, 48.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Abbeville?

In Abbeville, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 48.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Abbeville?

A renting household in Abbeville has 2.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Abbeville?

The median renting household in Abbeville, SC has an income of $35,417 (±$17,980) a year, against $50,417 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Abbeville city, South Carolina (place:00100, in state:45).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.