Demographics of Dentsville CDP, South Carolina

Dentsville CDP, South Carolina had 15,209 ±1,852 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.

Dentsville CDP, in four figures

15,209 ±1,852
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 44th
Among South Carolina's places: Of 102 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 36.1 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,473 ±$4,331
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±2.3: for men 36.2 ±3.2 and for women 35.9 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dentsville CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	919 ±385	6.0% ±2.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,625 ±521	17.3% ±2.7	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,257 ±394	8.3% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,853 ±809	31.9% ±3.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,458 ±664	22.7% ±3.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,097 ±500	13.8% ±2.8	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,473 ±$4,331, and income per person $27,433 ±$3,047, 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 Dentsville CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,599 ±392	23.9% ±5.1	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,135 ±531	31.9% ±7.0	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,131 ±317	16.9% ±4.3	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	692 ±233	10.3% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	548 ±208	8.2% ±3.0	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	113 to 913	1.8% to 13.6%	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13 to 145	0.2% to 2.2%	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Dentsville CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	2,353 ±632	15.7% ±3.7	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	572 ±271	16.1% ±7.1	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,242 ±342	14.3% ±3.1	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	539 ±236	19.6% ±7.6	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dentsville CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dentsville CDP	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	7,430 ±816	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±4.0	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±3.1	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	38.5% ±7.5	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	61.5% ±2.6	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,700 ±$8,742	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,250 ±$57	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	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 Dentsville CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,207 ±477	7.9% ±3.0	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,586 ±355	10.4% ±2.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,274 ±1,925	74.1% ±8.9	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	159 to 659	1.1% to 4.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	710 ±349	4.7% ±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 Dentsville CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	10,702 ±1,902	70.4% ±9.1	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,351 ±632	22.0% ±3.2	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	70 to 300	0.5% to 2.0%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	971 ±326	6.4% ±2.0	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	134 to 476	0.9% to 3.1%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	666 ±270	4.4% ±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%.

Dentsville CDP among the places of South Carolina

44th 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 Dentsville CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Seven Oaks CDP	15,921 ±1,498
Red Hill CDP	15,920 ±1,636
Port Royal town	15,579 ±32
Moncks Corner town	15,485 ±31
Gantt CDP	15,401 ±1,811
Dentsville CDP	15,209 ±1,852
Beaufort city	13,747 ±26
Cayce city	13,741 ±635
Tega Cay city	13,615 ±23
Orangeburg city	13,253 ±23
Boiling Springs CDP	12,936 ±1,618

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in South Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 15 Places in South Carolina by foreign-born share
No. 18 Places in South Carolina by poverty rate
No. 26 Places in South Carolina by median rent
No. 28 Places in South Carolina by median age
No. 56 Places in South Carolina by per capita income

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