What percentage of people rent in Fort Lawn, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Lawn, SC, 2020–2024
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30.0% (±13.9 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Lawn, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 128 renting households against 299 that own their home.

In Fort Lawn, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.0% (±13.9 points)
Renting households: 128 (±70)
Median renter income: $40,556 (±$25,711)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Lawn

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Lawn	Chester County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.0% (±13.9 points)	21.6% (±2.5 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	128 (±70)	2,838 (±361)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	299 (±95)	10,321 (±324)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.0 (±1.2)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,556 (±$25,711)	$36,447 (±$6,613)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,375 (±$12,177)	$59,188 (±$3,433)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Fort Lawn, the renter share is not measurably different from Chester County (21.6%).

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

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

In Chester County, Fort Lawn ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 200 of 381.

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

How renting in Fort Lawn 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	31.8% (±11.1 points)	30.0% (±13.9 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$917 (±$64)	$1,355 (±$148)	+47.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$38,438 (±$10,138)	$60,288 (±$13,992)	+56.8%	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 Fort Lawn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Lawn
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Lawn	—	30.0% (±13.9 points)	—
Irwin	4.4 mi	4.3% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Lancaster	6.6 mi	49.5% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Richburg	6.9 mi	2.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Springdale (community)	7.0 mi	51.4% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Great Falls	8.9 mi	17.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Catawba	9.6 mi	37.1% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Elgin (community)	10 mi	14.5% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Van Wyck	11 mi	7.9% (±6.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Irwin, SC (4.3%), Richburg, SC (2.9%), Van Wyck, SC (7.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lancaster, SC (49.5%).

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 Fort Lawn

How many renters are there in Fort Lawn?

Fort Lawn has an estimated 128 (±70) renting households, 30.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Lawn?

In Fort Lawn, the share of households that rent went from 31.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Lawn?

A renting household in Fort Lawn has 4.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Lawn?

The median renting household in Fort Lawn, SC has an income of $40,556 (±$25,711) a year, against $69,375 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 Fort Lawn town, South Carolina (place:26845, 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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