Demographics of Summerville town, South Carolina

Summerville town, South Carolina had 53,177 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,233 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Summerville town, in four figures

53,177
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 51,654 ±63.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +2,233 people.; 38.9 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,046 ±$6,058
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.

Summerville town, South Carolina's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Summerville 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

Summerville town, South Carolina's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Summerville 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	50,944	100.0	100.0
2021	51,243	100.6	100.2
2022	51,589	101.3	100.7
2023	51,866	101.8	101.6
2024	52,731	103.5	102.5
2025	53,177	104.4	103.1

Population of Summerville town, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	50,944	—
2021	51,243	+299
2022	51,589	+346
2023	51,866	+277
2024	52,731	+865
2025	53,177	+446

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.9 ±2.1: for men 37.9 ±2.3 and for women 40.2 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Summerville town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,297 ±497	6.4% ±1.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,504 ±877	16.5% ±1.7	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,995 ±644	7.7% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,990 ±1,015	27.1% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,498 ±1,052	26.1% ±2.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,370 ±805	16.2% ±1.6	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,046 ±$6,058, and income per person $41,538 ±$2,362, 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 Summerville town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,834 ±588	13.4% ±2.7	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,496 ±678	16.5% ±3.1	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,644 ±676	17.2% ±3.1	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,794 ±435	13.2% ±2.0	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,969 ±563	18.7% ±2.6	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,348 ±436	11.1% ±2.0	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,143 ±489	10.1% ±2.3	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 Summerville town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	5,200 ±1,220	10.1% ±2.4	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,340 ±461	11.5% ±3.8	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,643 ±733	9.8% ±2.7	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,217 ±400	9.7% ±3.0	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Summerville town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Summerville town	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	22,776 ±858	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±0.7	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.1% ±4.3	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.9% ±3.4	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$328,100 ±$8,120	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,526 ±$98	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±2	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 Summerville town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,718 ±720	9.1% ±1.4	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,939 ±1,390	63.8% ±2.7	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,019 ±975	19.4% ±1.9	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	984 ±312	1.9% ±0.6	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	43 to 247	0.1% to 0.5%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 85	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,802 ±797	5.4% ±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 Summerville town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	22,856 ±1,474	44.2% ±2.9	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	24,698 ±1,380	47.8% ±2.7	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,063 ±458	2.1% ±0.9	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,037 ±616	5.9% ±1.2	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,912 ±447	3.7% ±0.9	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,125 ±384	2.2% ±0.7	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Summerville town among the places of South Carolina

7th 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 Summerville town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Columbia city	139,643 ±171
North Charleston city	119,913 ±119
Mount Pleasant town	93,993 ±36
Rock Hill city	75,259 ±94
Greenville city	72,935 ±52
Summerville town	51,654 ±63
Goose Creek city	48,078 ±61
Sumter city	43,053 ±52
Greer city	41,536 ±59
Florence city	40,408 ±41
Spartanburg city	38,910 ±55

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Reported crime in Summerville 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

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