What percentage of people rent in Five Forks, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Five Forks, SC, 2020–2024
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13.4% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in Five Forks, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 867 renting households against 5,625 that own their home.

In Five Forks, the share of households that rent went from 9.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.4% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 867 (±255)
Median renter income: $53,836 (±$19,859)

Who rents and who owns in Five Forks

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Five Forks	Greenville County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.4% (±3.8 points)	31.1% (±0.9 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	867 (±255)	68,540 (±2,055)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,625 (±586)	152,025 (±2,010)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,836 (±$19,859)	$48,822 (±$1,305)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$147,610 (±$7,383)	$93,894 (±$2,548)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Five Forks, the renter share is lower than in Greenville County (31.1%).

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

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

In Greenville County, Five Forks ranks 19 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 323 of 381.

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

How renting in Five Forks 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	9.6% (±2.8 points)	13.4% (±3.8 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,635 (±$160)	$2,178 (±$147)	+33.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$114,049 (±$15,218)	$141,786 (±$10,807)	+24.3%	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 Five Forks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Five Forks
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Five Forks	—	13.4% (±3.8 points)	—
Mauldin	5.0 mi	32.0% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Simpsonville	5.9 mi	31.5% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Reidville	7.4 mi	6.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Fountain Inn	7.9 mi	24.9% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Wade Hampton	8.0 mi	35.4% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Greenville	8.2 mi	58.9% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Greer	8.5 mi	27.3% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Taylors	8.9 mi	25.9% (±4.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Reidville, SC (6.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mauldin, SC (32.0%), Simpsonville, SC (31.5%), Fountain Inn, SC (24.9%).

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

Households that rent across Greenville County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Simpsonville	31.5% (±4.4 points)
14	Greer	27.3% (±3.4 points)
15	Taylors	25.9% (±4.0 points)
16	Fountain Inn	24.9% (±6.8 points)
17	Golden Grove	24.1% (±18.7 points)
18	Slater-Marietta	20.6% (±9.5 points)
19	Five Forks	13.4% (±3.8 points)

Showing 7 of 19 places in Greenville County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Five Forks 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 Five Forks

How many renters are there in Five Forks?

Five Forks has an estimated 867 (±255) renting households, 13.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Five Forks?

In Five Forks, the share of households that rent went from 9.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Five Forks?

A renting household in Five Forks has 2.1 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Five Forks?

The median renting household in Five Forks, SC has an income of $53,836 (±$19,859) a year, against $147,610 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 Five Forks CDP, South Carolina (place:25540, 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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