Rowesville

Population: 406
Median household income: $28,125
Median home value: $114,200

Located in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Rowesville is a community with a population of 406. At $28,125, its median household income sits below Orangeburg County's $43,214.

From 2019 to 2023, Rowesville's population grew 56.8% from 259 to 406, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $85,500 to $114,200.

Owners occupy 50.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 55.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 406
Median age: 55.1 yrs
Median household income: $28,125
Median home value: $114,200
Median gross rent: $738
Housing units: 231
Homeownership rate: 50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

259406

Median household income

$46,071$28,125

Median home value

$85,500$114,200

Median gross rent

$629$738

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	259	$46,071	$85,500	$629
2020	543	—	$83,800	$817
2021	427	$38,750	$87,200	$825
2022	388	$27,065	$89,600	$710
2023	406	$28,125	$114,200	$738

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6432.8%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	3.7%
5 to 17	67	16.5%
18 to 24	5	1.2%
25 to 34	51	12.6%
35 to 44	25	6.2%
45 to 54	37	9.1%
55 to 64	133	32.8%
65 to 74	57	14.0%
75 and over	16	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	119	29.3%
Black or African American	287	70.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma38.6%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	123	38.6%
High school graduate	93	29.2%
Some college or associate's	77	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	18	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means5.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	76.1%
Carpooled	13	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	6.4%
Other means	6	5.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19	18.6%
15 to 29 min	58	56.9%
30 to 44 min	15	14.7%
45 to 59 min	3	2.9%
60+ min	7	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 18.7% (76 of 406)

	Count	Share
Family households	92	52.3%
Nonfamily households	84	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	176	76.2%
Vacant	55	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	89	50.6%
Renter-occupied	87	49.4%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	162	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	69	29.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4562035
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.3722, -80.8362