Housing data for Hilda, SC
Hilda, SC has an estimated 468 residents and 261 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Barnwell County.
10.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $771 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 468 (±176)
- Housing units
- 261 (±79)
- Households that rent
- 10.9%
- Median gross rent
- $771
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +8.1%
What stands out in Hilda
Average commute: 52.1 minutes (±20.8) in Hilda, higher than in Barnwell County (27.2 minutes).
Households that rent: 10.9% (±7.5 points) in Hilda, lower than in Barnwell County (29.1%).
Median home value: $64,600 (±$12,607) in Hilda, lower than in Barnwell County ($106,000).
Median real estate taxes: $453 (±$225) in Hilda, lower than in Barnwell County ($775).
Housing in Hilda at a glance
- Median rent: $771 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 47.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 10.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $44,861 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $64,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $927 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $453 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 74.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 65.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 53.1% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 52.1 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +8.1% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 9.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 3.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Hilda against Barnwell County, its state and the nation
| Hilda | Barnwell County | South Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 468 (±176) | 20,521 (exact) | 5,296,225 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 261 (±79) | 9,927 (±20) | 2,443,039 (±311) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 10.9% (±7.5 points) | 29.1% (±3.5 points) | 28.1% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $771 (±$134) | $740 (±$116) | $1,180 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $44,861 (±$30,438) | $46,626 (±$4,377) | $69,324 (±$570) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $64,600 (±$12,607) | $106,000 (±$9,511) | $259,000 (±$1,421) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $453 (±$225) | $775 (±$70) | $1,251 (±$7) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 65.5% (±28.7 points) | 43.7% (±4.7 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 52.1 minutes (±20.8) | 27.2 minutes (±2.2) | 25.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 84.8% (±11.2 points) | 75.2% (±3.7 points) | 88.8% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.6 years (±10.7) | 40.4 years (±0.8) | 40.2 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Hilda covers 3.1 square miles of land, about 152 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Hilda has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 433 (±103) | 468 (±176) | +8.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 215 (±52) | 261 (±79) | +21.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $575 (±$29) | $771 (±$134) | +34.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $67,800 (±$9,463) | $64,600 (±$12,607) | −4.7% | Down after inflation |
| Median household income | $39,231 (±$4,960) | $44,861 (±$30,438) | +14.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $773 (±$113) | $927 (±$186) | +19.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $427 (±$105) | $453 (±$225) | +6.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 22.2% (±9.1 points) | 10.9% (±7.5 points) | −11.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 11.1% (±16.7 points) | 0.0% (±72.8 points) | −11.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Barnwell County
Hilda has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Barnwell County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Barnwell County recorded 576 violent and 1,799 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Hilda
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackville | 5.5 mi | — | $80,400 | 40.0% |
| Govan | 5.7 mi | — | — | 18.8% |
| Denmark | 6.8 mi | $806 | $63,900 | 55.5% |
| Barnwell | 7.5 mi | $678 | $145,300 | 35.6% |
| Olar | 7.8 mi | $1,188 | $90,000 | 18.8% |
| Elko | 10 mi | $1,571 | $85,500 | 25.6% |
| Kline | 12 mi | $1,042 | $104,700 | 16.1% |
| Bamberg | 12 mi | $817 | $157,900 | 34.1% |
Places in South Carolina most like Hilda
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clio | $575 | $106,600 | $36,359 | 30.9% |
| Neeses | $855 | $44,300 | $37,885 | 26.7% |
| Springfield | $805 | $70,500 | $47,763 | 17.8% |
| Whitmire | $802 | $53,500 | $37,837 | 18.0% |
| Cross Hill | $744 | $104,500 | $40,556 | 9.8% |
| Andrews | $1,043 | $116,400 | $57,247 | 33.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across South Carolina.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Hilda, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $648 | $682 | $892 | $1,063 | $1,172 |
HUD income limits for Hilda, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $15,960 | $26,150 | $41,800 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $29,850 | $47,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $33,600 | $53,750 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $37,300 | $59,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $40,300 | $64,500 |
| 6 people | $43,300 | $43,300 | $69,300 |
| 7 people | $46,300 | $46,300 | $74,050 |
| 8 people | $49,250 | $49,250 | $78,850 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Barnwell County, SC, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $67,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Hilda
What is the average home value in Hilda, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $64,600 (±$12,607) for owner-occupied homes in Hilda (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Hilda?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Hilda, SC is $927 (±$186) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How many homes are in Hilda?
Hilda, SC has an estimated 261 (±79) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Hilda?
65.5% of homes in Hilda, SC were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Hilda?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Hilda, used by 53.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Hilda growing?
In Hilda, the number of residents went from 433 in 2015–2019 to 468 in 2020–2024 (+8.1%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hilda town, South Carolina
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hilda town, South Carolina
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hilda town, South Carolina
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hilda town, South Carolina
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hilda town, South Carolina
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Hilda town, South Carolina
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Hilda town, South Carolina
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Barnwell County, SC
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Barnwell County, SC
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Hilda town, South Carolina (place:33820, in state:45).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .