What percentage of people rent in Capitol View, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Capitol View, SC, 2020–2024
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53.8% (±9.8 points) of the occupied homes in Capitol View, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,055 renting households against 907 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.8% (±9.8 points)
Renting households: 1,055 (±298)
Median renter income: $42,760 (±$9,311)

Who rents and who owns in Capitol View

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Capitol View	Richland County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.8% (±9.8 points)	39.7% (±0.9 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,055 (±298)	66,738 (±1,582)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	907 (±217)	101,223 (±1,631)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,760 (±$9,311)	$40,012 (±$1,680)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$50,942 (±$9,352)	$87,429 (±$3,159)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Capitol View, the renter share is higher than in Richland County (39.7%).

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

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

In Richland County, Capitol View ranks 5 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 37 of 381.

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

Households that rent in places near Capitol View

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Capitol View
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Capitol View	—	53.8% (±9.8 points)	—
Arthurtown	4.4 mi	75.0% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Columbia	5.2 mi	54.5% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Acres	5.4 mi	22.5% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Hopkins	6.0 mi	13.9% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Arcadia Lakes	6.3 mi	10.0% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Woodfield	6.4 mi	48.1% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cayce	6.7 mi	39.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Dentsville	7.7 mi	61.5% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forest Acres, SC (22.5%), Hopkins, SC (13.9%), Arcadia Lakes, SC (10.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Arthurtown, SC (75.0%).

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

Households that rent across Richland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Arthurtown	75.0% (±9.0 points)
2	St. Andrews	71.1% (±3.7 points)
3	Dentsville	61.5% (±6.2 points)
4	Columbia	54.5% (±1.9 points)
5	Capitol View	53.8% (±9.8 points)
6	Woodfield	48.1% (±9.8 points)
7	Eastover	47.5% (±17.5 points)
8	Forest Acres	22.5% (±3.7 points)
9	Irmo	18.4% (±5.1 points)
10	Blythewood	18.2% (±12.6 points)
11	Lake Murray of Richland	17.3% (±6.7 points)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Richland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Capitol View 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 Capitol View

How many renters are there in Capitol View?

Capitol View has an estimated 1,055 (±298) renting households, 53.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Capitol View?

A renting household in Capitol View has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Capitol View?

The median renting household in Capitol View, SC has an income of $42,760 (±$9,311) a year, against $50,942 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 Capitol View CDP, South Carolina (place:11620, 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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