Housing data for Ware Shoals, SC
Ware Shoals, SC has an estimated 2,074 residents and 1,020 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Greenwood County.
31.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $859 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,074 (±585)
- Housing units
- 1,020 (±270)
- Households that rent
- 31.5%
- Median gross rent
- $859
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −26.7%
What stands out in Ware Shoals
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.8% (±4.4 points) in Ware Shoals, lower than in Greenwood County (11.3%).
Median home value: $82,000 (±$24,363) in Ware Shoals, lower than in Greenwood County ($180,500).
Median real estate taxes: $560 (±$83) in Ware Shoals, lower than in Greenwood County ($964).
Median household income: $36,622 (±$6,687) in Ware Shoals, lower than in Greenwood County ($52,830).
- Types of homes in Ware Shoals
- Home values in Ware Shoals
- Property taxes in Ware Shoals
- Income and affordability in Ware Shoals
Housing in Ware Shoals at a glance
- Median rent: $859 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $641 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 57.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 31.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $36,622 median household income
- Home values: $82,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $866 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $560 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 53.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 78.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 20.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 54.4% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 28.1 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 822 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −26.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 14.9% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 10.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Ware Shoals against Greenwood County, its state and the nation
| Ware Shoals | Greenwood County | South Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,074 (±585) | 69,489 (exact) | 5,296,225 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,020 (±270) | 31,702 (±88) | 2,443,039 (±311) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 31.5% (±14.8 points) | 33.0% (±2.0 points) | 28.1% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $859 (±$220) | $898 (±$36) | $1,180 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $36,622 (±$6,687) | $52,830 (±$3,142) | $69,324 (±$570) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $82,000 (±$24,363) | $180,500 (±$6,757) | $259,000 (±$1,421) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $560 (±$83) | $964 (±$34) | $1,251 (±$7) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 78.4% (±16.8 points) | 55.6% (±3.4 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 28.1 minutes (±4.7) | 20.3 minutes (±1.2) | 25.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 57.7% (±13.5 points) | 84.9% (±1.9 points) | 88.8% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.8 years (±13.0) | 40.1 years (±0.4) | 40.2 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Ware Shoals covers 3.3 square miles of land, about 633 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Ware Shoals has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,830 (±542) | 2,074 (±585) | −26.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,162 (±128) | 1,020 (±270) | −12.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $679 (±$70) | $859 (±$220) | +26.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $66,900 (±$15,604) | $82,000 (±$24,363) | +22.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $38,342 (±$8,485) | $36,622 (±$6,687) | −4.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $812 (±$69) | $866 (±$144) | +6.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $465 (±$115) | $560 (±$83) | +20.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 50.2% (±8.8 points) | 31.5% (±14.8 points) | −18.7 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 7.4% (±7.3 points) | 20.0% (±19.1 points) | +12.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Ware Shoals
In 2024, the Ware Shoals Police Department reported 822 violent and 1,996 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Places near Ware Shoals
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donalds | 5.8 mi | $850 | $106,900 | 32.9% |
| Hodges | 6.9 mi | — | $145,800 | 24.5% |
| Due West | 9.2 mi | $1,083 | $185,000 | 39.8% |
| Honea Path | 9.6 mi | $772 | $155,400 | 34.7% |
| Waterloo | 11 mi | — | — | 28.9% |
| Greenwood | 14 mi | $839 | $136,300 | 56.6% |
| Laurens | 15 mi | $833 | $180,700 | 53.6% |
| Cross Hill | 16 mi | $744 | $104,500 | 9.8% |
Places in South Carolina most like Ware Shoals
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacolet | $902 | $89,600 | $42,359 | 28.4% |
| Bowman | $848 | $69,600 | $35,347 | 32.5% |
| Monarch Mill | $666 | $82,600 | $39,350 | 25.8% |
| Ridge Spring | $640 | $69,600 | $39,167 | 32.2% |
| Lamar | $953 | $127,000 | $38,864 | 22.4% |
| Chester | $902 | $123,000 | $46,138 | 40.9% |
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 Ware Shoals, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $643 | $747 | $885 | $1,106 | $1,285 |
HUD income limits for Ware Shoals, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $15,960 | $26,150 | $41,800 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $29,850 | $47,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $33,600 | $53,750 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $37,300 | $59,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $40,300 | $64,500 |
| 6 people | $43,300 | $43,300 | $69,300 |
| 7 people | $46,300 | $46,300 | $74,050 |
| 8 people | $49,250 | $49,250 | $78,850 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Greenwood County, SC, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $74,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Ware Shoals
What is the average rent in Ware Shoals, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Ware Shoals is $859 (±$220) 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 Ware Shoals?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Ware Shoals, SC is $641 (±$188) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Ware Shoals rent-burdened?
57.2% of renting households in Ware Shoals 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 Ware Shoals?
Ware Shoals has an estimated 257 (±136) renting households, 31.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Ware Shoals?
The median household income in Ware Shoals is $36,622 (±$6,687) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Ware Shoals, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $82,000 (±$24,363) for owner-occupied homes in Ware Shoals (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Ware Shoals growing?
In Ware Shoals, the number of residents went from 2,830 in 2015–2019 to 2,074 in 2020–2024 (−26.7%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ware Shoals town, South Carolina
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ware Shoals town, South Carolina
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ware Shoals town, South Carolina
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ware Shoals town, South Carolina
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ware Shoals town, South Carolina
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ware Shoals town, South Carolina
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ware Shoals town, South Carolina
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Greenwood County, SC
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Greenwood County, SC
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Ware Shoals Police Department (ORI SC0240200)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- 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 Ware Shoals town, South Carolina (place:74680, 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 .