Monarch Mill

Population: 1,828
Median household income: $39,212
Median home value: $79,500

Located in Union County, South Carolina, Monarch Mill is a community with a population of 1,828. At $39,212, its median household income sits below Union County's $41,200.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monarch Mill's population grew 25.9% from 1,452 to 1,828, while its median home value rose 48.9% from $53,400 to $79,500.

Households average 2.30 people. The median gross rent is $679.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,828
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $39,212
Median home value: $79,500
Median gross rent: $679
Housing units: 846
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4521,828

Median household income

$38,750$39,212

Median home value

$53,400$79,500

Median gross rent

$924$679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,452	$38,750	$53,400	$924
2020	1,264	$32,037	$54,600	$775
2021	1,528	$34,418	$70,600	$804
2022	1,766	$37,500	$77,400	$750
2023	1,828	$39,212	$79,500	$679

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	164	9.0%
5 to 17	271	14.8%
18 to 24	194	10.6%
25 to 34	299	16.4%
35 to 44	171	9.4%
45 to 54	198	10.8%
55 to 64	219	12.0%
65 to 74	151	8.3%
75 and over	161	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,226	67.1%
Black or African American	304	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.5%
Asian	5	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	282	15.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.5%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree4.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	222	18.5%
High school graduate	551	46.0%
Some college or associate's	352	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	57	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled26.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	461	69.2%
Carpooled	179	26.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	0.8%
Other means	15	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	167	25.3%
15 to 29 min	247	37.4%
30 to 44 min	165	25.0%
45 to 59 min	25	3.8%
60+ min	57	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 24.9% (455 of 1,828)

	Count	Share
Family households	517	65.1%
Nonfamily households	277	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	794	93.9%
Vacant	52	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	552	69.5%
Renter-occupied	242	30.5%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other18.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	626	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	44	5.2%
Mobile home & other	153	18.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4547200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.7161, -81.5847