What percentage of people rent in Hilltop, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Hilltop, SC, 2020–2024
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55.4% (±12.0 points) of the occupied homes in Hilltop, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 513 renting households against 413 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 55.4% (±12.0 points)
Renting households: 513 (±182)
Median renter income: $45,772 (±$22,364)

Who rents and who owns in Hilltop

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hilltop	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	55.4% (±12.0 points)	27.0% (±1.0 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	513 (±182)	35,578 (±1,391)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	413 (±94)	96,094 (±1,447)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,772 (±$22,364)	$42,425 (±$2,359)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$36,394 (±$8,972)	$78,281 (±$1,951)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Hilltop, the renter share is higher than in Spartanburg County (27.0%).

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

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

In Spartanburg County, Hilltop ranks 4 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 381.

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

Households that rent in places near Hilltop

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hilltop
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hilltop	—	55.4% (±12.0 points)	—
Saxon	1.2 mi	61.7% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Southern Shops	1.9 mi	50.1% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Whitney	2.1 mi	38.8% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Arcadia	2.2 mi	71.5% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Valley Falls	2.2 mi	49.5% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Spartanburg	2.8 mi	46.1% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Drayton	3.2 mi	37.1% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fairforest	3.9 mi	21.2% (±14.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairforest, SC (21.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Arcadia, SC (71.5%).

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

Households that rent across Spartanburg County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Arcadia	71.5% (±10.4 points)
2	Saxon	61.7% (±8.8 points)
3	Ben Avon	57.5% (±10.6 points)
4	Hilltop	55.4% (±12.0 points)
5	Central Pacolet	52.3% (±18.8 points)
6	Camp Croft	51.0% (±15.6 points)
7	Arkwright	50.2% (±11.4 points)
8	Southern Shops	50.1% (±12.5 points)
9	Valley Falls	49.5% (±8.0 points)
10	Spartanburg	46.1% (±2.7 points)

Showing 10 of 27 places in Spartanburg County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Hilltop 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 Hilltop

How many renters are there in Hilltop?

Hilltop has an estimated 513 (±182) renting households, 55.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Hilltop?

A renting household in Hilltop has 2.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hilltop?

The median renting household in Hilltop, SC has an income of $45,772 (±$22,364) a year, against $36,394 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 Hilltop CDP, South Carolina (place:33977, 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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