What percentage of people rent in Boiling Springs, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Boiling Springs, SC, 2020–2024
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25.7% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Boiling Springs, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,266 renting households against 3,658 that own their home.

In Boiling Springs, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 25.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.7% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 1,266 (±310)
Median renter income: $54,257 (±$30,025)

Who rents and who owns in Boiling Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boiling Springs	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.7% (±6.5 points)	27.0% (±1.0 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,266 (±310)	35,578 (±1,391)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,658 (±608)	96,094 (±1,447)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,257 (±$30,025)	$42,425 (±$2,359)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,029 (±$9,453)	$78,281 (±$1,951)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Boiling Springs, the renter share is not measurably different from Spartanburg County (27.0%).

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

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

In Spartanburg County, Boiling Springs ranks 20 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 227 of 381.

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

How renting in Boiling Springs 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	27.0% (±5.9 points)	25.7% (±6.5 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$780 (±$145)	$1,266 (±$260)	+62.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,946 (±$8,137)	$72,068 (±$16,286)	+16.3%	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 Boiling Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boiling Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Boiling Springs	—	25.7% (±6.5 points)	—
Valley Falls	2.7 mi	49.5% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Southern Shops	4.4 mi	50.1% (±12.5 points)	Higher
Hilltop	4.9 mi	55.4% (±12.0 points)	Higher
Whitney	5.3 mi	38.8% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Saxon	5.8 mi	61.7% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Arcadia	5.9 mi	71.5% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Inman	6.3 mi	36.2% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Drayton	6.4 mi	37.1% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Valley Falls, SC (49.5%), Southern Shops, SC (50.1%), Hilltop, SC (55.4%).

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

Households that rent across Spartanburg County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Whitney	38.8% (±12.1 points)
15	Drayton	37.1% (±21.8 points)
16	Inman	36.2% (±12.1 points)
17	Cowpens	31.1% (±9.9 points)
18	Pacolet	28.4% (±9.2 points)
19	Mayo	26.2% (±15.8 points)
20	Boiling Springs	25.7% (±6.5 points)
21	Campobello	22.6% (±14.6 points)
22	Landrum	22.2% (±9.6 points)
23	Roebuck	21.4% (±10.4 points)
24	Fairforest	21.2% (±14.7 points)
25	Wellford	18.0% (±7.6 points)
26	Lyman	8.3% (±4.0 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Spartanburg County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Boiling Springs is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Boiling Springs

How many renters are there in Boiling Springs?

Boiling Springs has an estimated 1,266 (±310) renting households, 25.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Boiling Springs?

In Boiling Springs, the share of households that rent went from 27.0% in 2015–2019 to 25.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Boiling Springs?

A renting household in Boiling Springs has 2.1 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Boiling Springs?

The median renting household in Boiling Springs, SC has an income of $54,257 (±$30,025) a year, against $86,029 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 Boiling Springs CDP, South Carolina (place:07345, 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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