Demographics of Carolina Forest CDP, South Carolina

Carolina Forest CDP, South Carolina had 26,263 ±2,009 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carolina Forest CDP, in four figures

26,263 ±2,009
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 21st
Among South Carolina's places: Of 102 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 40.3 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,436 ±$6,922
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±4.1: for men 37.1 ±5.1 and for women 43.5 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carolina Forest CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,220 ±351	4.6% ±1.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,617 ±826	17.6% ±2.8	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,112 ±472	8.0% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,796 ±817	25.9% ±2.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,711 ±733	25.6% ±2.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,807 ±763	18.3% ±2.5	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,436 ±$6,922, and income per person $40,174 ±$4,472, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Carolina Forest CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,224 ±460	12.1% ±4.5	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,560 ±328	15.4% ±3.1	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,328 ±538	23.0% ±5.1	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,435 ±315	14.2% ±3.0	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,983 ±406	19.6% ±3.8	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	911 ±255	9.0% ±2.4	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	672 ±197	6.6% ±1.9	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Carolina Forest CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	3,382 ±1,464	13.0% ±5.5	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	575 to 2,151	10.5% to 36.2%	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,595 ±511	11.7% ±3.6	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	158 to 690	2.5% to 10.2%	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carolina Forest CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carolina Forest CDP	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	11,177 ±671	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.5% ±3.0	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.5% ±2.9	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.6% ±4.0	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.4% ±3.4	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$336,800 ±$26,903	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,668 ±$102	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2007 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Carolina Forest CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,603 ±671	6.1% ±2.5	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,266 ±1,935	77.2% ±4.4	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,137 ±376	8.1% ±1.3	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	328 to 1,202	1.3% to 4.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 116	0% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 134	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,371 ±583	5.2% ±2.2	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Carolina Forest CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	6,113 ±1,356	23.3% ±4.8	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,331 ±1,575	66.0% ±3.2	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	67 to 305	0.3% to 1.2%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,633 ±696	10.0% ±2.5	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,623 ±472	6.2% ±1.7	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,010 ±460	3.8% ±1.7	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Carolina Forest CDP among the places of South Carolina

21st of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Carolina Forest CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Aiken city	32,521 ±32
Fort Mill town	30,775 ±44
Anderson city	30,051 ±58
Conway city	27,263 ±38
Mauldin city	27,055 ±47
Carolina Forest CDP	26,263 ±2,009
Simpsonville city	26,144 ±70
North Augusta city	25,653 ±359
Easley city	24,841 ±33
Lexington town	24,585 ±36
Taylors CDP	24,505 ±1,626

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026