What percentage of people rent in Bamberg, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Bamberg, SC, 2020–2024
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34.1% (±9.5 points) of the occupied homes in Bamberg, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 385 renting households against 744 that own their home.

In Bamberg, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 34.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.1% (±9.5 points)
Renting households: 385 (±113)

Who rents and who owns in Bamberg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bamberg	Bamberg County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.1% (±9.5 points)	29.6% (±4.8 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	385 (±113)	1,375 (±255)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	744 (±154)	3,269 (±238)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.7)	2.8 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$37,266 (±$10,372)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,125 (±$29,858)	$52,434 (±$6,687)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Bamberg, the renter share is not measurably different from Bamberg County (29.6%).

It is not measurably different from South Carolina (28.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Bamberg County, Bamberg ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 161 of 381.

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

How renting in Bamberg 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	37.9% (±10.9 points)	34.1% (±9.5 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$775 (±$242)	$817 (±$98)	+5.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$27,137 (±$3,768)	$49,531 (±$25,790)	+82.5%	No measurable change 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 Bamberg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bamberg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bamberg	—	34.1% (±9.5 points)	—
Cope	5.5 mi	83.3% (±64.6 points)	Not measurably different
Denmark	6.0 mi	55.5% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Govan	9.9 mi	18.8% (±25.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cordova	11 mi	43.1% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Norway	12 mi	48.2% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Olar	12 mi	18.8% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rowesville	12 mi	41.9% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hilda	12 mi	10.9% (±7.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hilda, SC (10.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Denmark, SC (55.5%).

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

Households that rent across Bamberg County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Denmark	55.5% (±10.3 points)
2	Ehrhardt	49.5% (±16.5 points)
3	Bamberg	34.1% (±9.5 points)
4 (tie)	Govan	18.8% (±25.6 points)
4 (tie)	Olar	18.8% (±18.4 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 Bamberg

How many renters are there in Bamberg?

Bamberg has an estimated 385 (±113) renting households, 34.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bamberg?

In Bamberg, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 34.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bamberg?

A renting household in Bamberg has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Bamberg town, South Carolina (place:03790, 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.