What percentage of people rent in Wilkinson Heights, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Wilkinson Heights, SC, 2020–2024
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70.1% (±14.3 points) of the occupied homes in Wilkinson Heights, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 702 renting households against 300 that own their home.

In Wilkinson Heights, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 70.1% in 2020–2024 (+28.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 70.1% (±14.3 points)
Renting households: 702 (±320)

Who rents and who owns in Wilkinson Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wilkinson Heights	Orangeburg County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	70.1% (±14.3 points)	33.0% (±2.4 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	702 (±320)	10,928 (±815)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	300 (±115)	22,149 (±891)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±1.0)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$27,307 (±$3,302)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$42,545 (±$19,428)	$56,285 (±$3,023)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Wilkinson Heights, the renter share is higher than in Orangeburg County (33.0%).

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

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

In Orangeburg County, Wilkinson Heights ranks 2 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 11 of 381.

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

How renting in Wilkinson Heights 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	41.5% (±11.2 points)	70.1% (±14.3 points)	+28.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$823 (±$84)	$786 (±$59)	−4.5%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$25,921 (±$10,988)	$25,489 (±$7,421)	−1.7%	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 Wilkinson Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilkinson Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wilkinson Heights	—	70.1% (±14.3 points)	—
Brookdale	2.1 mi	54.1% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Orangeburg	2.2 mi	55.4% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Edisto	4.2 mi	43.5% (±15.4 points)	Lower
Cordova	6.6 mi	43.1% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cameron	8.0 mi	14.8% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Rowesville	8.3 mi	41.9% (±21.8 points)	Lower
St. Matthews	12 mi	32.9% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Bowman	13 mi	32.5% (±15.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Edisto, SC (43.5%), Cameron, SC (14.8%), Rowesville, SC (41.9%).

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

Households that rent across Orangeburg County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cope	83.3% (±64.6 points)
2	Wilkinson Heights	70.1% (±14.3 points)
3	Orangeburg	55.4% (±5.7 points)
4	Brookdale	54.1% (±10.9 points)
5	Vance	53.2% (±31.5 points)
6	North	49.0% (±13.3 points)
7	Norway	48.2% (±18.2 points)
8	Edisto	43.5% (±15.4 points)

Showing 8 of 20 places in Orangeburg County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wilkinson Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Wilkinson Heights

How many renters are there in Wilkinson Heights?

Wilkinson Heights has an estimated 702 (±320) renting households, 70.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wilkinson Heights?

In Wilkinson Heights, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 70.1% in 2020–2024 (+28.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Wilkinson Heights?

A renting household in Wilkinson Heights has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Wilkinson Heights CDP, South Carolina (place:77672, 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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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.