What percentage of people rent in Fort Mill, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Mill, SC, 2020–2024
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16.6% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Mill, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,849 renting households against 9,290 that own their home.

In Fort Mill, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.6% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 1,849 (±358)
Median renter income: $65,247 (±$11,602)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Mill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Mill	York County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.6% (±3.0 points)	25.5% (±1.1 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,849 (±358)	28,979 (±1,278)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,290 (±455)	84,806 (±1,191)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$65,247 (±$11,602)	$54,433 (±$2,860)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$136,988 (±$15,974)	$106,235 (±$4,177)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Fort Mill, the renter share is lower than in York County (25.5%).

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

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

In York County, Fort Mill ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 303 of 381.

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

How renting in Fort Mill 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	23.7% (±2.7 points)	16.6% (±3.0 points)	−7.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,073 (±$84)	$1,503 (±$146)	+40.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$91,061 (±$5,297)	$121,823 (±$6,754)	+33.8%	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 Fort Mill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Mill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Mill	—	16.6% (±3.0 points)	—
Baxter Village	2.6 mi	8.4% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Riverview	2.8 mi	36.3% (±32.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tega Cay	4.6 mi	15.7% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
India Hook	5.0 mi	6.0% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Rock Hill	6.5 mi	45.8% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Pineville	6.6 mi	51.1% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Marvin	7.0 mi	0.5% (±0.8 points)	Lower
Newport	8.0 mi	4.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Baxter Village, SC (8.4%), India Hook, SC (6.0%), Marvin, NC (0.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rock Hill, SC (45.8%), Pineville, NC (51.1%).

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

Households that rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rock Hill	45.8% (±2.2 points)
2	Catawba	37.1% (±22.8 points)
3	Riverview	36.3% (±32.3 points)
4	York	33.0% (±6.5 points)
5	Clover	19.9% (±5.3 points)
6	Lake Wylie	19.1% (±5.0 points)
7	Fort Mill	16.6% (±3.0 points)
8	Tega Cay	15.7% (±5.2 points)
9	Sharon	14.5% (±12.0 points)
10	Lesslie	11.8% (±10.0 points)
11	Hickory Grove	11.6% (±7.2 points)
12	Baxter Village	8.4% (±6.7 points)
13	McConnells	7.9% (±8.1 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Mill

How many renters are there in Fort Mill?

Fort Mill has an estimated 1,849 (±358) renting households, 16.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Mill?

In Fort Mill, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Fort Mill?

A renting household in Fort Mill has 2.1 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Mill?

The median renting household in Fort Mill, SC has an income of $65,247 (±$11,602) a year, against $136,988 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 Mill town, South Carolina (place:26890, 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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