Housing data for Dovesville, SC
Dovesville, SC has an estimated 1,120 residents and 468 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Darlington County.
30.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $866 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,120 (±490)
- Housing units
- 468 (±123)
- Households that rent
- 30.0%
- Median gross rent
- $866
What stands out in Dovesville
Median home value: $96,600 (±$40,723) in Dovesville, lower than in Darlington County ($158,200).
Median household income: $31,918 (±$10,547) in Dovesville, lower than in Darlington County ($48,581).
Housing in Dovesville at a glance
- Median rent: $866 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 30.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $31,918 median household income
- Home values: $96,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,078 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $615 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Bedrooms: 100.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 34.2% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 24.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 86.8% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 20.6 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 8.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Dovesville against Darlington County, its state and the nation
| Dovesville | Darlington County | South Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,120 (±490) | 62,558 (exact) | 5,296,225 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 468 (±123) | 29,763 (±50) | 2,443,039 (±311) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 30.0% (±22.3 points) | 29.1% (±2.3 points) | 28.1% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $866 (±$33) | $896 (±$35) | $1,180 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $31,918 (±$10,547) | $48,581 (±$3,529) | $69,324 (±$570) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $96,600 (±$40,723) | $158,200 (±$7,506) | $259,000 (±$1,421) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $615 (±$589) | $652 (±$47) | $1,251 (±$7) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 34.2% (±22.5 points) | 43.1% (±3.1 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 20.6 minutes (±5.2) | 22.5 minutes (±1.2) | 25.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 57.9% (±17.5 points) | 78.2% (±1.9 points) | 88.8% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 36.7 years (±15.5) | 41.3 years (±0.4) | 40.2 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Dovesville covers 7.0 square miles of land, about 160 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Darlington County
Dovesville has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Darlington County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Darlington County recorded 885 violent and 2,793 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Dovesville
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 7.5 mi | $840 | $172,300 | 48.0% |
| Society Hill | 8.0 mi | $825 | $92,800 | 26.7% |
| North Hartsville | 9.3 mi | $1,194 | $110,600 | 21.9% |
| Hartsville | 10 mi | $874 | $205,600 | 37.9% |
| Patrick | 14 mi | $753 | $51,900 | 20.1% |
| Quinby | 16 mi | $933 | $164,800 | 9.0% |
| Blenheim | 16 mi | — | — | 35.0% |
| Florence | 17 mi | $992 | $211,400 | 41.6% |
Places in South Carolina most like Dovesville
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coward | $883 | $154,700 | $35,375 | 36.3% |
| Privateer | $837 | $121,100 | $49,191 | 20.9% |
| Mayesville | $806 | $95,600 | $50,568 | 40.5% |
| Homeland Park | $829 | $103,700 | $40,218 | 43.4% |
| Williston | $677 | $105,100 | $39,484 | 45.4% |
| West Union | $758 | $147,700 | $48,393 | 26.9% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across South Carolina.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Dovesville, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $868 | $874 | $1,093 | $1,302 | $1,523 |
HUD income limits for Dovesville, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $15,960 | $26,150 | $41,800 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $29,850 | $47,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $33,600 | $53,750 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $37,300 | $59,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $40,300 | $64,500 |
| 6 people | $43,300 | $43,300 | $69,300 |
| 7 people | $46,300 | $46,300 | $74,050 |
| 8 people | $49,250 | $49,250 | $78,850 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $69,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Dovesville 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 Dovesville
What is the median household income in Dovesville?
The median household income in Dovesville is $31,918 (±$10,547) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Dovesville, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $96,600 (±$40,723) for owner-occupied homes in Dovesville (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Dovesville?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Dovesville, used by 86.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How long is the average commute in Dovesville?
Workers who live in Dovesville, SC take an average of 20.6 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dovesville CDP, South Carolina
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dovesville CDP, South Carolina
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dovesville CDP, South Carolina
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dovesville CDP, South Carolina
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dovesville CDP, South Carolina
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Dovesville CDP, South Carolina
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Dovesville CDP, South Carolina
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Dovesville CDP, South Carolina (place:20365, in state:45).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .