Cheraw

Population: 5,024
Median household income: $27,275
Median home value: $113,400

Cheraw, a community in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, has 5,024 residents. Its median household income of $27,275 runs below the Chesterfield County figure of $47,620.

From 2019 to 2023, Cheraw's population declined 11.2% from 5,657 to 5,024, while its median home value rose 3.5% from $109,600 to $113,400.

Owners occupy 44.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,024
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $27,275
Median home value: $113,400
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 2,516
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 14.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6575,024

Median household income

$33,200$27,275

Median home value

$109,600$113,400

Median gross rent

$668$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,657	$33,200	$109,600	$668
2020	5,596	$25,548	$111,900	$731
2021	5,090	$29,276	$121,300	$779
2022	5,056	$30,658	$140,000	$819
2023	5,024	$27,275	$113,400	$806

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	255	5.1%
5 to 17	769	15.3%
18 to 24	308	6.1%
25 to 34	540	10.7%
35 to 44	616	12.3%
45 to 54	803	16.0%
55 to 64	823	16.4%
65 to 74	483	9.6%
75 and over	427	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,826	36.3%
Black or African American	2,682	53.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.2%
Asian	68	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	111	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	327	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	619	16.8%
High school graduate	1,296	35.1%
Some college or associate's	1,001	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	547	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	229	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means10.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,516	80.0%
Carpooled	49	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	106	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	1.1%
Other means	204	10.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,294	69.0%
15 to 29 min	197	10.5%
30 to 44 min	204	10.9%
45 to 59 min	140	7.5%
60+ min	40	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 35.4% (1,698 of 4,791)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,119	51.9%
Nonfamily households	1,035	48.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,154	85.6%
Vacant	362	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	964	44.8%
Renter-occupied	1,190	55.2%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,595	63.4%
1-unit, attached	15	0.6%
2 to 4 units	305	12.1%
5 to 19 units	286	11.4%
20 or more units	52	2.1%
Mobile home & other	263	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4513600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.95 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.6979, -79.9140