Great Falls

Population: 1,741
Median household income: $30,475
Median home value: $59,400

Great Falls, a community in Chester County, South Carolina, has 1,741 residents. At $30,475, its median household income sits below Chester County's $51,216.

From 2019 to 2023, Great Falls's population declined 14.7% from 2,042 to 1,741, while its median home value rose 8.0% from $55,000 to $59,400.

Owners occupy 84.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,741
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $30,475
Median home value: $59,400
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 885
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0421,741

Median household income

$41,852$30,475

Median home value

$55,000$59,400

Median gross rent

$664$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,042	$41,852	$55,000	$664
2020	1,806	$39,009	$51,400	$718
2021	1,860	$40,917	$48,500	$725
2022	1,669	$28,804	$47,200	$727
2023	1,741	$30,475	$59,400	$822

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	109	6.3%
5 to 17	301	17.3%
18 to 24	49	2.8%
25 to 34	272	15.6%
35 to 44	240	13.8%
45 to 54	211	12.1%
55 to 64	161	9.2%
65 to 74	193	11.1%
75 and over	205	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	949	54.5%
Black or African American	610	35.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	1.2%
Two or more races	90	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	71	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	15.9%
High school graduate	528	41.2%
Some college or associate's	427	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	58	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	65	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	545	84.4%
Carpooled	44	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	8.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	7.8%
15 to 29 min	258	43.8%
30 to 44 min	176	29.9%
45 to 59 min	48	8.1%
60+ min	61	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 33.5% (583 of 1,741)

	Count	Share
Family households	456	58.4%
Nonfamily households	325	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	781	88.2%
Vacant	104	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	657	84.1%
Renter-occupied	124	15.9%

1-unit, detached92.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	814	92.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	0.6%
5 to 19 units	6	0.7%
20 or more units	14	1.6%
Mobile home & other	46	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4530490
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 34.5721, -80.9053