What percentage of people rent in Lugoff, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Lugoff, SC, 2020–2024
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12.7% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lugoff, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 478 renting households against 3,293 that own their home.

In Lugoff, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.7% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 478 (±142)
Median renter income: $43,343 (±$3,512)

Who rents and who owns in Lugoff

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lugoff	Kershaw County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.7% (±3.7 points)	18.0% (±1.9 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	478 (±142)	4,831 (±522)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,293 (±274)	22,066 (±545)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,343 (±$3,512)	$35,966 (±$9,092)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,829 (±$7,935)	$77,825 (±$2,739)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Lugoff, the renter share is lower than in Kershaw County (18.0%).

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

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

In Kershaw County, Lugoff ranks 4 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 328 of 381.

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

How renting in Lugoff 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	19.0% (±4.9 points)	12.7% (±3.7 points)	−6.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$691 (±$141)	$915 (±$167)	+32.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,100 (±$4,858)	$69,485 (±$8,742)	+33.4%	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 Lugoff

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lugoff
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lugoff	—	12.7% (±3.7 points)	—
Camden	6.0 mi	31.0% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Elgin	6.2 mi	6.7% (±3.9 points)	Lower
East Camden	8.4 mi	23.1% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Ridgeway	16 mi	37.2% (±16.9 points)	Higher
Columbia	17 mi	54.5% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Woodfield	17 mi	48.1% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Blythewood	17 mi	18.2% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dentsville	17 mi	61.5% (±6.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elgin, SC (6.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Camden, SC (31.0%), East Camden, SC (23.1%), Ridgeway, SC (37.2%).

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

Households that rent across Kershaw County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bethune	33.3% (±21.1 points)
2	Camden	31.0% (±7.3 points)
3	East Camden	23.1% (±8.1 points)
4	Lugoff	12.7% (±3.7 points)
5	Elgin	6.7% (±3.9 points)

Lugoff 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 Lugoff

How many renters are there in Lugoff?

Lugoff has an estimated 478 (±142) renting households, 12.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lugoff?

In Lugoff, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Lugoff?

A renting household in Lugoff has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lugoff?

The median renting household in Lugoff, SC has an income of $43,343 (±$3,512) a year, against $75,829 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 Lugoff CDP, South Carolina (place:43000, 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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