Demographics of Fort Mill town, South Carolina

Fort Mill town, South Carolina had 38,673 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +13,478 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fort Mill town, in four figures

38,673
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 30,775 ±44.; +53.5%
Change since July 2020: +13,478 people.; 38.4 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $121,823 ±$6,754
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fort Mill town, South Carolina's population grew 53.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fort Mill town, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Fort Mill town, South Carolina's population grew 53.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fort Mill town, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,195	100.0	100.0
2021	27,930	110.9	100.2
2022	30,846	122.4	100.7
2023	33,574	133.3	101.6
2024	36,207	143.7	102.5
2025	38,673	153.5	103.1

Population of Fort Mill town, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,195	—
2021	27,930	+2,735
2022	30,846	+2,916
2023	33,574	+2,728
2024	36,207	+2,633
2025	38,673	+2,466

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.4 ±1.2: for men 38.4 ±1.4 and for women 38.3 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fort Mill town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,994 ±341	6.5% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,291 ±668	23.7% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,321 ±325	4.3% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,769 ±772	28.5% ±2.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,553 ±763	24.5% ±2.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,847 ±458	12.5% ±1.5	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $121,823 ±$6,754, and income per person $54,005 ±$3,054, 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 Fort Mill town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	660 ±245	5.9% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	978 ±294	8.8% ±2.6	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,394 ±407	12.5% ±3.6	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,506 ±373	13.5% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,240 ±371	20.1% ±3.2	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,835 ±372	16.5% ±3.3	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,526 ±371	22.7% ±3.2	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 Fort Mill town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	1,477 ±581	4.8% ±1.9	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	179 to 633	2.0% to 6.8%	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	543 ±234	3.4% ±1.5	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	263 to 793	9.5% ±4.6	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 Fort Mill town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fort Mill town	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	11,463 ±491	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±0.8	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.2% to 4.4%	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.4% ±1.9	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.6% ±3.1	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$487,500 ±$19,616	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,503 ±$146	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2011 ±1	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 Fort Mill town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,712 ±446	5.6% ±1.4	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,749 ±955	70.7% ±3.1	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,947 ±715	12.8% ±2.3	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,697 ±492	5.5% ±1.6	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	34 to 372	0.1% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,451 ±555	4.7% ±1.8	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 Fort Mill town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,291 ±848	17.2% ±2.8	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,472 ±1,056	73.0% ±3.4	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	458 ±218	1.5% ±0.7	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,554 ±608	8.3% ±2.0	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,309 ±332	4.3% ±1.1	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,245 ±570	4.0% ±1.9	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fort Mill town among the places of South Carolina

17th 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 Fort Mill town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Spartanburg city	38,910 ±55
Myrtle Beach city	38,371 ±79
Hilton Head Island town	37,911 ±43
Bluffton town	33,157 ±35
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

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Reported crime in Fort Mill town, South Carolina

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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