What percentage of people rent in Garden City, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Garden City, SC, 2020–2024
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14.6% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in Garden City, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 882 renting households against 5,141 that own their home.

In Garden City, the share of households that rent went from 20.9% in 2015–2019 to 14.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.6% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 882 (±258)
Median renter income: $79,900 (±$40,395)

Who rents and who owns in Garden City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garden City	Horry County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.6% (±3.8 points)	22.7% (±1.0 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	882 (±258)	36,099 (±1,536)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,141 (±340)	122,680 (±2,010)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$79,900 (±$40,395)	$47,911 (±$2,932)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$45,423 (±$3,751)	$73,509 (±$1,937)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Garden City, the renter share is lower than in Horry County (22.7%).

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

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

In Horry County, Garden City ranks 13 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 312 of 381.

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

How renting in Garden City 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	20.9% (±3.7 points)	14.6% (±3.8 points)	−6.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,062 (±$50)	$1,472 (±$120)	+38.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$44,862 (±$2,919)	$47,249 (±$5,748)	+5.3%	Down 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 Garden City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garden City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garden City	—	14.6% (±3.8 points)	—
Surfside Beach	2.1 mi	32.5% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Murrells Inlet	3.8 mi	14.0% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Socastee	6.6 mi	34.1% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Forestbrook	9.4 mi	8.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Litchfield Beach	10 mi	16.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Myrtle Beach	11 mi	39.5% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Red Hill	13 mi	25.5% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Pawleys Island	13 mi	2.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forestbrook, SC (8.5%), Pawleys Island, SC (2.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Surfside Beach, SC (32.5%), Socastee, SC (34.1%), Myrtle Beach, SC (39.5%).

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

Households that rent across Horry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Surfside Beach	32.5% (±7.4 points)
8	Carolina Forest	30.4% (±3.6 points)
9	Red Hill	25.5% (±4.7 points)
10	Aynor	24.7% (±8.8 points)
11	Little River	23.4% (±4.0 points)
12	North Myrtle Beach	17.8% (±3.0 points)
13	Garden City	14.6% (±3.8 points)
14	Forestbrook	8.5% (±4.6 points)
15	Briarcliffe Acres	5.9% (±6.6 points)

Showing 9 of 15 places in Horry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Garden City 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 Garden City

How many renters are there in Garden City?

Garden City has an estimated 882 (±258) renting households, 14.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garden City?

In Garden City, the share of households that rent went from 20.9% in 2015–2019 to 14.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Garden City?

A renting household in Garden City has 2.0 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Garden City?

The median renting household in Garden City, SC has an income of $79,900 (±$40,395) a year, against $45,423 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 Garden City CDP, South Carolina (place:28455, 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.