What percentage of people rent in Tega Cay, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Tega Cay, SC, 2020–2024
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15.7% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Tega Cay, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 777 renting households against 4,163 that own their home.

In Tega Cay, the share of households that rent went from 4.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.7% in 2020–2024 (+11.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.7% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 777 (±247)
Median renter income: $152,505 (±$99,955)

Who rents and who owns in Tega Cay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tega Cay	York County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.7% (±5.2 points)	25.5% (±1.1 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	777 (±247)	28,979 (±1,278)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,163 (±383)	84,806 (±1,191)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$152,505 (±$99,955)	$54,433 (±$2,860)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$141,875 (±$29,294)	$106,235 (±$4,177)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Tega Cay, the renter share is lower than in York County (25.5%).

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

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

In York County, Tega Cay ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 306 of 381.

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

How renting in Tega Cay 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	4.0% (±3.0 points)	15.7% (±5.2 points)	+11.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,453 (±$297)	$1,408 (±$554)	−3.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$130,918 (±$10,084)	$142,000 (±$23,593)	+8.5%	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 Tega Cay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tega Cay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tega Cay	—	15.7% (±5.2 points)	—
India Hook	2.0 mi	6.0% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Baxter Village	2.0 mi	8.4% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Riverview	2.1 mi	36.3% (±32.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Mill	4.6 mi	16.6% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Newport	5.0 mi	4.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Lake Wylie	5.4 mi	19.1% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rock Hill	7.0 mi	45.8% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Pineville	7.6 mi	51.1% (±6.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: India Hook, SC (6.0%), Newport, SC (4.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rock Hill, SC (45.8%), Pineville, NC (51.1%).

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

Households that rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Catawba	37.1% (±22.8 points)
3	Riverview	36.3% (±32.3 points)
4	York	33.0% (±6.5 points)
5	Clover	19.9% (±5.3 points)
6	Lake Wylie	19.1% (±5.0 points)
7	Fort Mill	16.6% (±3.0 points)
8	Tega Cay	15.7% (±5.2 points)
9	Sharon	14.5% (±12.0 points)
10	Lesslie	11.8% (±10.0 points)
11	Hickory Grove	11.6% (±7.2 points)
12	Baxter Village	8.4% (±6.7 points)
13	McConnells	7.9% (±8.1 points)
14	India Hook	6.0% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Tega Cay

How many renters are there in Tega Cay?

Tega Cay has an estimated 777 (±247) renting households, 15.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tega Cay?

In Tega Cay, the share of households that rent went from 4.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.7% in 2020–2024 (+11.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Tega Cay?

A renting household in Tega Cay has 2.6 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tega Cay?

The median renting household in Tega Cay, SC has an income of $152,505 (±$99,955) a year, against $141,875 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 Tega Cay city, South Carolina (place:71417, 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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