What percentage of people rent in Hartsville, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Hartsville, SC, 2020–2024
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37.9% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Hartsville, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,131 renting households against 1,851 that own their home.

In Hartsville, the share of households that rent went from 53.3% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (−15.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.9% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 1,131 (±236)
Median renter income: $29,578 (±$7,653)

Who rents and who owns in Hartsville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hartsville	Darlington County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.9% (±6.4 points)	29.1% (±2.3 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,131 (±236)	7,435 (±620)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,851 (±238)	18,126 (±621)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,578 (±$7,653)	$28,417 (±$1,460)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,277 (±$24,285)	$60,475 (±$5,039)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Hartsville, the renter share is higher than in Darlington County (29.1%).

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

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

In Darlington County, Hartsville ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 135 of 381.

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

How renting in Hartsville 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	53.3% (±5.1 points)	37.9% (±6.4 points)	−15.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$666 (±$47)	$874 (±$56)	+31.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,487 (±$4,897)	$49,272 (±$3,422)	+38.8%	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 Hartsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hartsville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hartsville	—	37.9% (±6.4 points)	—
North Hartsville	2.6 mi	21.9% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Dovesville	10 mi	30.0% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
McBee	12 mi	42.2% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Darlington	13 mi	48.0% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lamar	14 mi	22.4% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Bishopville	14 mi	56.0% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Patrick	15 mi	20.1% (±14.0 points)	Lower
Bethune	15 mi	33.3% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Hartsville, SC (21.9%), Lamar, SC (22.4%), Patrick, SC (20.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bishopville, SC (56.0%).

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

Households that rent across Darlington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Darlington	48.0% (±8.1 points)
2	Hartsville	37.9% (±6.4 points)
3	Dovesville	30.0% (±22.3 points)
4	Society Hill	26.7% (±15.2 points)
5	Lamar	22.4% (±12.0 points)
6	North Hartsville	21.9% (±10.3 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 Hartsville

How many renters are there in Hartsville?

Hartsville has an estimated 1,131 (±236) renting households, 37.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hartsville?

In Hartsville, the share of households that rent went from 53.3% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (−15.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Hartsville?

A renting household in Hartsville has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hartsville?

The median renting household in Hartsville, SC has an income of $29,578 (±$7,653) a year, against $63,277 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 Hartsville city, South Carolina (place:32560, 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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