Housing data for Litchfield Beach, SC
Litchfield Beach, SC has an estimated 9,044 residents and 7,000 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Georgetown County.
16.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,704 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 9,044 (±698)
- Housing units
- 7,000 (±507)
- Households that rent
- 16.6%
- Median gross rent
- $1,704
What stands out in Litchfield Beach
Working from home: 19.1% (±6.8 points) in Litchfield Beach, higher than in Georgetown County (10.1%).
Median home value: $459,000 (±$31,510) in Litchfield Beach, higher than in Georgetown County ($289,500).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 17.5% (±3.9 points) in Litchfield Beach, higher than in Georgetown County (10.1%).
Median gross rent: $1,704 (±$57) in Litchfield Beach, higher than in Georgetown County ($1,204).
- Commute and cars in Litchfield Beach
- Home values in Litchfield Beach
- Types of homes in Litchfield Beach
- Median rent in Litchfield Beach
Housing in Litchfield Beach at a glance
- Median rent: $1,704 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,738 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 40.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 16.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $76,351 median household income
- Home values: $459,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,702 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,655 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 17.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 74.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 14.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.7% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 93.1% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 21.5 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 26.4% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Litchfield Beach against Georgetown County, its state and the nation
| Litchfield Beach | Georgetown County | South Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 9,044 (±698) | 64,811 (exact) | 5,296,225 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 7,000 (±507) | 37,173 (±41) | 2,443,039 (±311) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 16.6% (±4.4 points) | 16.0% (±2.1 points) | 28.1% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,704 (±$57) | $1,204 (±$112) | $1,180 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $76,351 (±$4,992) | $68,713 (±$2,958) | $69,324 (±$570) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $459,000 (±$31,510) | $289,500 (±$21,516) | $259,000 (±$1,421) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,655 (±$206) | $1,190 (±$60) | $1,251 (±$7) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 14.6% (±4.4 points) | 25.8% (±2.0 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 21.5 minutes (±2.9) | 29.1 minutes (±1.7) | 25.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.4% (±4.3 points) | 87.3% (±1.7 points) | 88.8% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 64.1 years (±1.3) | 52.2 years (±0.5) | 40.2 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Litchfield Beach covers 11.2 square miles of land, about 806 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Georgetown County
Litchfield Beach has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Georgetown County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Georgetown County recorded 362 violent and 1,406 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.
ZIP codes in Litchfield Beach
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29585 | 18% | 16,966 | $1,660 | $463,400 | $81,946 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Litchfield Beach
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawleys Island | 3.3 mi | — | $1,694,400 | 2.1% |
| Murrells Inlet | 6.6 mi | $1,751 | $366,000 | 14.0% |
| Garden City | 10 mi | $1,472 | $217,400 | 14.6% |
| Georgetown | 12 mi | $780 | $168,100 | 28.4% |
| Surfside Beach | 12 mi | $1,274 | $450,100 | 32.5% |
| Socastee | 16 mi | $1,246 | $234,200 | 34.1% |
| Forestbrook | 19 mi | $814 | $335,800 | 8.5% |
| Myrtle Beach | 21 mi | $1,261 | $388,800 | 39.5% |
Places in South Carolina most like Litchfield Beach
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murrells Inlet | $1,751 | $366,000 | $77,438 | 14.0% |
| Hardeeville | $1,406 | $488,900 | $78,365 | 23.2% |
| Carolina Forest | $1,668 | $336,800 | $74,436 | 30.4% |
| Simpsonville | $1,415 | $299,300 | $82,457 | 31.5% |
| Goose Creek | $1,690 | $306,000 | $88,178 | 31.8% |
| Lexington | $1,545 | $297,700 | $87,126 | 31.3% |
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 Litchfield Beach, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $842 | $885 | $1,158 | $1,380 | $1,936 |
HUD income limits for Litchfield Beach, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,000 | $30,000 | $47,950 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $34,250 | $54,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,550 | $61,650 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $42,800 | $68,500 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $46,250 | $74,000 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $49,650 | $79,500 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $53,100 | $84,950 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $56,500 | $90,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Georgetown County, SC, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Litchfield Beach 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 Litchfield Beach
What is the average rent in Litchfield Beach, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Litchfield Beach is $1,704 (±$57) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Litchfield Beach?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Litchfield Beach, SC is $1,738 (±$23) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Litchfield Beach rent-burdened?
40.9% of renting households in Litchfield Beach pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Litchfield Beach?
Litchfield Beach has an estimated 743 (±214) renting households, 16.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Litchfield Beach?
The median household income in Litchfield Beach is $76,351 (±$4,992) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Litchfield Beach, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $459,000 (±$31,510) for owner-occupied homes in Litchfield Beach (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What ZIP codes are in Litchfield Beach?
The ZIP code that covers Litchfield Beach is 29585.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 29585?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 29585 is $1,660 (±$83) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Georgetown County, SC
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Georgetown County, SC
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- 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 Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina (place:41830, 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 .