Carolina Forest

Population: 26,373
Median household income: $70,647
Median home value: $298,700

Located in Horry County, South Carolina, Carolina Forest is a community with a population of 26,373. At $70,647, its median household income sits above Horry County's $64,623.

From 2020 to 2023, Carolina Forest's population grew 12.6% from 23,426 to 26,373, while its median home value rose 26.8% from $235,500 to $298,700.

34.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,373
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $70,647
Median home value: $298,700
Median gross rent: $1,567
Housing units: 10,656
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,42626,373

Median household income

$60,652$70,647

Median home value

$235,500$298,700

Median gross rent

$1,199$1,567

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	23,426	$60,652	$235,500	$1,199
2021	24,642	$62,121	$243,700	$1,274
2022	24,823	$66,955	$281,500	$1,411
2023	26,373	$70,647	$298,700	$1,567

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,476	5.6%
5 to 17	4,425	16.8%
18 to 24	2,237	8.5%
25 to 34	4,368	16.6%
35 to 44	2,839	10.8%
45 to 54	3,222	12.2%
55 to 64	2,987	11.3%
65 to 74	3,567	13.5%
75 and over	1,252	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,825	75.2%
Black or African American	2,319	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	940	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	80	0.3%
Two or more races	1,238	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,968	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	988	5.4%
High school graduate	4,929	27.0%
Some college or associate's	6,078	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,547	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,693	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,761	81.5%
Carpooled	954	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	89	0.7%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	997	8.3%
Other means	172	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,441	22.2%
15 to 29 min	6,103	55.6%
30 to 44 min	1,851	16.9%
45 to 59 min	122	1.1%
60+ min	464	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 14.0% (3,681 of 26,235)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,645	68.7%
Nonfamily households	3,029	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2006

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,674	90.8%
Vacant	982	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,709	69.4%
Renter-occupied	2,965	30.6%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units17.1%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,880	64.6%
1-unit, attached	533	5.0%
2 to 4 units	446	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1,818	17.1%
20 or more units	700	6.6%
Mobile home & other	279	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4511833
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.47 sq mi
Center point: 33.7664, -78.9135