What percentage of people rent in Chester, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Chester, SC, 2020–2024
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40.9% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Chester, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 864 renting households against 1,251 that own their home.

In Chester, the share of households that rent went from 52.4% in 2015–2019 to 40.9% in 2020–2024 (−11.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.9% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 864 (±211)
Median renter income: $29,672 (±$9,328)

Who rents and who owns in Chester

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chester	Chester County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.9% (±9.4 points)	21.6% (±2.5 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	864 (±211)	2,838 (±361)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,251 (±268)	10,321 (±324)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,672 (±$9,328)	$36,447 (±$6,613)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,267 (±$8,998)	$59,188 (±$3,433)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Chester, the renter share is higher than in Chester County (21.6%).

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

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

In Chester County, Chester ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 114 of 381.

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

How renting in Chester 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	52.4% (±5.6 points)	40.9% (±9.4 points)	−11.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$580 (±$47)	$902 (±$102)	+55.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$26,330 (±$5,123)	$46,138 (±$6,703)	+75.2%	Up 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 Chester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chester
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Chester	—	40.9% (±9.4 points)	—
Eureka Mill	1.5 mi	12.2% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Lowrys	7.0 mi	12.4% (±13.1 points)	Lower
Richburg	11 mi	2.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
McConnells	12 mi	7.9% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Lockhart	16 mi	21.4% (±12.9 points)	Lower
Carlisle	16 mi	26.2% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Lawn	18 mi	30.0% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sharon	19 mi	14.5% (±12.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eureka Mill, SC (12.2%), Lowrys, SC (12.4%), Richburg, SC (2.9%).

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

Households that rent across Chester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Chester	40.9% (±9.4 points)
2	Fort Lawn	30.0% (±13.9 points)
3	Great Falls	17.9% (±7.3 points)
4	Lowrys	12.4% (±13.1 points)
5	Eureka Mill	12.2% (±8.7 points)
6	Richburg	2.9% (±4.8 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 Chester

How many renters are there in Chester?

Chester has an estimated 864 (±211) renting households, 40.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Chester?

In Chester, the share of households that rent went from 52.4% in 2015–2019 to 40.9% in 2020–2024 (−11.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Chester?

A renting household in Chester has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Chester?

The median renting household in Chester, SC has an income of $29,672 (±$9,328) a year, against $54,267 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 Chester city, South Carolina (place:14095, 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.