What percentage of people rent in Bishopville, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Bishopville, SC, 2020–2024
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56.0% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Bishopville, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 660 renting households against 519 that own their home.

In Bishopville, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 56.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 56.0% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 660 (±127)
Median renter income: $33,000 (±$22,000)

Who rents and who owns in Bishopville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bishopville	Lee County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	56.0% (±9.4 points)	29.5% (±3.6 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	660 (±127)	1,874 (±249)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	519 (±135)	4,477 (±260)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,000 (±$22,000)	$26,934 (±$6,447)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$46,178 (±$8,773)	$48,051 (±$5,476)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Bishopville, the renter share is higher than in Lee County (29.5%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 26 of 381.

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

How renting in Bishopville 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	54.5% (±8.8 points)	56.0% (±9.4 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$635 (±$226)	$614 (±$125)	−3.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$24,524 (±$8,173)	$39,276 (±$10,195)	+60.2%	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 Bishopville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bishopville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bishopville	—	56.0% (±9.4 points)	—
Lamar	11 mi	22.4% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Hartsville	14 mi	37.9% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Bethune	15 mi	33.3% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lynchburg	15 mi	49.1% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
North Hartsville	16 mi	21.9% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Mayesville	16 mi	40.5% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
McBee	17 mi	42.2% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dalzell	17 mi	37.9% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lamar, SC (22.4%), Hartsville, SC (37.9%), North Hartsville, SC (21.9%).

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

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 Bishopville

How many renters are there in Bishopville?

Bishopville has an estimated 660 (±127) renting households, 56.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bishopville?

In Bishopville, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 56.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bishopville?

A renting household in Bishopville has 2.4 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bishopville?

The median renting household in Bishopville, SC has an income of $33,000 (±$22,000) a year, against $46,178 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 Bishopville city, South Carolina (place:06310, 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.