Demographics of Five Forks CDP, South Carolina

Five Forks CDP, South Carolina had 18,656 ±2,166 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.

Five Forks CDP, in four figures

18,656 ±2,166
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 33rd
Among South Carolina's places: Of 102 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 40.4 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $141,786 ±$10,807
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±2.8: for men 35.5 ±3.1 and for women 43.3 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Five Forks CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,085 ±271	5.8% ±1.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,184 ±656	22.4% ±2.4	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	856 ±280	4.6% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,393 ±696	23.5% ±2.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,554 ±760	29.8% ±2.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,584 ±415	13.9% ±1.5	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $141,786 ±$10,807, and income per person $57,624 ±$4,409, 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 Five Forks CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	158 to 526	2.5% to 8.1%	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	499 ±186	7.7% ±2.8	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	700 ±229	10.8% ±3.4	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	557 ±193	8.6% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,595 ±321	24.6% ±4.4	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,251 ±362	19.3% ±5.3	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,548 ±333	23.8% ±4.6	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 Five Forks CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	470 ±228	2.5% ±1.2	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7 to 189	0.2% to 3.6%	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	120 to 458	1.3% to 4.7%	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	17 to 149	0.5% to 3.9%	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 Five Forks CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Five Forks CDP	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	6,605 ±595	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.3% ±2.0	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.1% to 3.4%	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.6% ±4.2	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.4% ±3.7	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$452,200 ±$21,187	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,178 ±$147	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2003 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Five Forks CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,017 ±428	5.5% ±2.2	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,920 ±2,080	74.6% ±7.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,563 ±601	8.4% ±3.1	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,133 ±406	6.1% ±2.1	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 137	0% to 0.7%	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	33 to 595	0.2% to 3.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	646 ±285	3.5% ±1.5	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 Five Forks CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	7,144 ±1,076	38.3% ±3.7	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,291 ±1,514	49.8% ±5.7	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	186 to 736	1.0% to 3.9%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,760 ±484	9.4% ±2.4	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	934 ±315	5.0% ±1.6	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	826 ±391	4.4% ±2.0	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%.

Five Forks CDP among the places of South Carolina

33rd 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 Five Forks CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Greenwood city	22,536 ±33
Hanahan city	21,452 ±40
Wade Hampton CDP	20,898 ±1,662
St. Andrews CDP	19,868 ±2,036
North Myrtle Beach city	19,855 ±27
Five Forks CDP	18,656 ±2,166
Clemson city	18,072 ±94
West Columbia city	17,963 ±32
Berea CDP	16,862 ±1,551
Ladson CDP	16,140 ±1,401
Lake Wylie CDP	16,006 ±1,401

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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