How many renters in Ninety Six, SC pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ninety Six, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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54.8% (±23.8 points) of renting households in Ninety Six, SC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.8% (±23.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.5% (±23.2 points)
Median share of income: 35.4% (±22.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ninety Six

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ninety Six	Greenwood County	South Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	19.1% (±20.6 points)	9.0%	12.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.5% (±16.2 points)	11.6%	12.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.6% (±6.1 points)	15.4%	11.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.9% (±11.4 points)	14.1%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.3% (±5.1 points)	9.8%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	50.5% (±23.2 points)	40.2%	42.8%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Ninety Six against Greenwood County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ninety Six	Greenwood County	South Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.8% (±23.8 points)	50.0% (±6.0 points)	52.1% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.5% (±23.2 points)	40.2% (±4.9 points)	42.8% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.4% (±22.2 points)	30.0% (±2.1 points)	31.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$36,847 (±$3,111)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$845 (±$50)	$898 (±$36)	$1,180 (±$9)	$1,413

In Ninety Six, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Greenwood County (50.0%).

It is not measurably different from South Carolina (52.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Greenwood County, Ninety Six ranks 4 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 155 of 375.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Ninety Six

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ninety Six
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ninety Six	—	54.8% (±23.8 points)	—
Greenwood	7.7 mi	50.6% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cross Hill	9.6 mi	18.2% (±104.2 points)	Not measurably different
Waterloo	13 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hodges	15 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Silverstreet	18 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Saluda	18 mi	60.0% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ware Shoals	20 mi	57.2% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different
Troy	20 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Greenwood County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Hodges	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Troy	100.0% (±141.4 points)
3	Ware Shoals	57.2% (±23.5 points)
4	Ninety Six	54.8% (±23.8 points)
5	Greenwood	50.6% (±8.8 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ninety Six

Are renters in Ninety Six rent-burdened?

54.8% of renting households in Ninety Six pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Ninety Six spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ninety Six, SC spends 35.4% (±22.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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