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

Name: Rent burden in Walterboro, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.9% (±20.5 points) of renting households in Walterboro, SC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.9% (±20.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.3% (±17.0 points)
Median share of income: 34.3% (±7.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Walterboro

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Walterboro	Colleton County	South Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	21.6% (±15.0 points)	18.3%	12.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.8% (±5.6 points)	8.0%	12.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.0% (±5.2 points)	7.3%	11.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.6% (±6.2 points)	11.4%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.6% (±11.4 points)	10.5%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	48.3% (±17.0 points)	44.5%	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.

Walterboro against Colleton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Walterboro	Colleton County	South Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.9% (±20.5 points)	55.0% (±9.8 points)	52.1% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.3% (±17.0 points)	44.5% (±8.5 points)	42.8% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.3% (±7.5 points)	32.4% (±4.1 points)	31.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$33,014 (±$4,595)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$965 (±$109)	$949 (±$72)	$1,180 (±$9)	$1,413

In Walterboro, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Colleton County (55.0%).

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

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

In Colleton County, Walterboro ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 108 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 Walterboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Walterboro
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Walterboro	—	60.9% (±20.5 points)	—
Cottageville	12 mi	17.3% (±25.8 points)	Lower
Smoaks	15 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Yemassee	18 mi	28.3% (±33.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lodge	20 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
St. George	20 mi	62.5% (±32.0 points)	Not measurably different
Reevesville	21 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Varnville	24 mi	73.2% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ehrhardt	24 mi	45.5% (±43.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cottageville, SC (17.3%).

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 Colleton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Edisto Beach	100.0% (±22.9 points)
2	Walterboro	60.9% (±20.5 points)
3	Lodge	50.0% (±111.8 points)
4	Cottageville	17.3% (±25.8 points)
5	Smoaks	0.0% (±141.4 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 Walterboro

Are renters in Walterboro rent-burdened?

60.9% of renting households in Walterboro 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 Walterboro spend on rent?

The median renting household in Walterboro, SC spends 34.3% (±7.5 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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