What percentage of people rent in Carolina Forest, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Carolina Forest, SC, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Carolina Forest, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,074 renting households against 7,039 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 3,074 (±401)
Median renter income: $63,848 (±$5,949)

Who rents and who owns in Carolina Forest

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carolina Forest	Horry County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±3.6 points)	22.7% (±1.0 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,074 (±401)	36,099 (±1,536)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,039 (±630)	122,680 (±2,010)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,848 (±$5,949)	$47,911 (±$2,932)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,128 (±$10,198)	$73,509 (±$1,937)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Carolina Forest, the renter share is higher than in Horry County (22.7%).

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

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

In Horry County, Carolina Forest ranks 8 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 195 of 381.

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

Households that rent in places near Carolina Forest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carolina Forest
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Carolina Forest	—	30.4% (±3.6 points)	—
Myrtle Beach	4.2 mi	39.5% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Forestbrook	4.3 mi	8.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Red Hill	5.9 mi	25.5% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Socastee	7.7 mi	34.1% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Conway	9.1 mi	34.6% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Briarcliffe Acres	9.6 mi	5.9% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Surfside Beach	11 mi	32.5% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Atlantic Beach	12 mi	76.7% (±12.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forestbrook, SC (8.5%), Briarcliffe Acres, SC (5.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Myrtle Beach, SC (39.5%), Atlantic Beach, SC (76.7%).

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

Households that rent across Horry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Loris	44.3% (±13.5 points)
3	Myrtle Beach	39.5% (±3.1 points)
4	Homewood	36.5% (±21.2 points)
5	Conway	34.6% (±5.3 points)
6	Socastee	34.1% (±4.9 points)
7	Surfside Beach	32.5% (±7.4 points)
8	Carolina Forest	30.4% (±3.6 points)
9	Red Hill	25.5% (±4.7 points)
10	Aynor	24.7% (±8.8 points)
11	Little River	23.4% (±4.0 points)
12	North Myrtle Beach	17.8% (±3.0 points)
13	Garden City	14.6% (±3.8 points)
14	Forestbrook	8.5% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Horry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Carolina Forest 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 Carolina Forest

How many renters are there in Carolina Forest?

Carolina Forest has an estimated 3,074 (±401) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Carolina Forest?

A renting household in Carolina Forest has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Carolina Forest?

The median renting household in Carolina Forest, SC has an income of $63,848 (±$5,949) a year, against $81,128 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 Carolina Forest CDP, South Carolina (place:11833, 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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