What percentage of people rent in Gray Court, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Gray Court, SC, 2020–2024
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27.3% (±12.4 points) of the occupied homes in Gray Court, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 77 renting households against 205 that own their home.

In Gray Court, the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.3% (±12.4 points)
Renting households: 77 (±43)

Who rents and who owns in Gray Court

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gray Court	Laurens County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.3% (±12.4 points)	28.5% (±2.1 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	77 (±43)	7,690 (±562)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	205 (±53)	19,269 (±666)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.9)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$38,667 (±$4,568)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,375 (±$23,324)	$65,867 (±$3,379)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Gray Court, the renter share is not measurably different from Laurens County (28.5%).

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

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

In Laurens County, Gray Court ranks 6 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 215 of 381.

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

How renting in Gray Court 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	34.8% (±10.6 points)	27.3% (±12.4 points)	−7.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$638 (±$153)	$910 (±$188)	+42.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,208 (±$18,045)	$57,500 (±$26,430)	+27.2%	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 Gray Court

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gray Court
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gray Court	—	27.3% (±12.4 points)	—
Fountain Inn	7.9 mi	24.9% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Laurens	9.0 mi	53.6% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Watts Mills	9.7 mi	57.9% (±20.9 points)	Higher
Woodruff	10 mi	45.7% (±13.3 points)	Higher
Simpsonville	12 mi	31.5% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Five Forks	15 mi	13.4% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Mauldin	16 mi	32.0% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ware Shoals	17 mi	31.5% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Five Forks, SC (13.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Laurens, SC (53.6%), Watts Mills, SC (57.9%), Woodruff, SC (45.7%).

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

Households that rent across Laurens County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Watts Mills	57.9% (±20.9 points)
2	Laurens	53.6% (±8.0 points)
3	Clinton	48.5% (±7.5 points)
4	Joanna	33.5% (±13.7 points)
5	Waterloo	28.9% (±23.5 points)
6	Gray Court	27.3% (±12.4 points)
7	Cross Hill	9.8% (±9.3 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 Gray Court

How many renters are there in Gray Court?

Gray Court has an estimated 77 (±43) renting households, 27.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gray Court?

In Gray Court, the share of households that rent went from 34.8% in 2015–2019 to 27.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Gray Court?

A renting household in Gray Court has 3.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned 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 Gray Court town, South Carolina (place:30355, 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.