What percentage of people rent in Wellford, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Wellford, SC, 2020–2024
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18.0% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wellford, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 211 renting households against 958 that own their home.

In Wellford, the share of households that rent went from 39.3% in 2015–2019 to 18.0% in 2020–2024 (−21.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.0% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 211 (±91)
Median renter income: $49,475 (±$11,308)

Who rents and who owns in Wellford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wellford	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.0% (±7.6 points)	27.0% (±1.0 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	211 (±91)	35,578 (±1,391)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	958 (±178)	96,094 (±1,447)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,475 (±$11,308)	$42,425 (±$2,359)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,940 (±$4,735)	$78,281 (±$1,951)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Wellford, the renter share is lower than in Spartanburg County (27.0%).

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

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

In Spartanburg County, Wellford ranks 25 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 293 of 381.

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

How renting in Wellford 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	39.3% (±8.6 points)	18.0% (±7.6 points)	−21.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$784 (±$77)	$1,261 (±$227)	+60.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$45,625 (±$9,944)	$57,338 (±$5,036)	+25.7%	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 Wellford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wellford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wellford	—	18.0% (±7.6 points)	—
Lyman	2.0 mi	8.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Duncan	3.3 mi	43.3% (±12.3 points)	Higher
Fairforest	4.4 mi	21.2% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Arcadia	5.8 mi	71.5% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Inman	6.1 mi	36.2% (±12.1 points)	Higher
Southern Shops	6.1 mi	50.1% (±12.5 points)	Higher
Reidville	6.4 mi	6.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Saxon	7.1 mi	61.7% (±8.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lyman, SC (8.3%), Reidville, SC (6.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Duncan, SC (43.3%), Arcadia, SC (71.5%), Inman, SC (36.2%).

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

Households that rent across Spartanburg County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
19	Mayo	26.2% (±15.8 points)
20	Boiling Springs	25.7% (±6.5 points)
21	Campobello	22.6% (±14.6 points)
22	Landrum	22.2% (±9.6 points)
23	Roebuck	21.4% (±10.4 points)
24	Fairforest	21.2% (±14.7 points)
25	Wellford	18.0% (±7.6 points)
26	Lyman	8.3% (±4.0 points)
27	Reidville	6.8% (±4.0 points)

Showing 9 of 27 places in Spartanburg 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 Wellford

How many renters are there in Wellford?

Wellford has an estimated 211 (±91) renting households, 18.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wellford?

In Wellford, the share of households that rent went from 39.3% in 2015–2019 to 18.0% in 2020–2024 (−21.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Wellford?

A renting household in Wellford has 2.5 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wellford?

The median renting household in Wellford, SC has an income of $49,475 (±$11,308) a year, against $57,940 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 Wellford city, South Carolina (place:75580, 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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