Demographics of Tega Cay city, South Carolina

Tega Cay city, South Carolina had 14,457 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,590 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tega Cay city, in four figures

14,457
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,615 ±23.; +12.4%
Change since July 2020: +1,590 people.; 41.0 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $142,000 ±$23,593
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.

Tega Cay city, South Carolina's population grew 12.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tega Cay city, 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

Tega Cay city, South Carolina's population grew 12.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tega Cay city, 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	12,867	100.0	100.0
2021	13,210	102.7	100.2
2022	13,601	105.7	100.7
2023	13,976	108.6	101.6
2024	14,259	110.8	102.5
2025	14,457	112.4	103.1

Population of Tega Cay city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,867	—
2021	13,210	+343
2022	13,601	+391
2023	13,976	+375
2024	14,259	+283
2025	14,457	+198

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±2.1: for men 41.6 ±3.2 and for women 40.6 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tega Cay city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	717 ±237	5.3% ±1.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,610 ±452	19.2% ±3.3	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	738 ±247	5.4% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,660 ±578	26.9% ±4.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,510 ±492	25.8% ±3.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,380 ±557	17.5% ±4.1	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $142,000 ±$23,593, and income per person $66,471 ±$7,937, 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 Tega Cay city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	54 to 264	1.1% to 5.3%	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	153 to 533	3.1% to 10.8%	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	467 ±177	9.5% ±3.6	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	260 to 934	5.3% to 18.9%	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,017 ±293	20.6% ±5.8	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	849 ±334	17.2% ±6.7	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,508 ±367	30.5% ±7.3	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 Tega Cay city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	34 to 382	0.2% to 2.8%	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 71	0% to 2.1%	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 158	0% to 2.2%	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	13 to 207	0.5% to 6.5%	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 Tega Cay city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tega Cay city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	5,021 ±267	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.4% ±7.2	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 3.3%	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.3% ±6.5	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.7% ±4.9	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$529,200 ±$57,628	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,408 ±$554	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2006 ±3	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 Tega Cay city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,025 ±909	14.9% ±6.7	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,137 ±977	67.1% ±7.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	229 to 901	1.7% to 6.6%	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,398 ±623	10.3% ±4.6	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	204 to 776	1.5% to 5.7%	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 Tega Cay city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	1,243 ±348	9.1% ±2.6	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,829 ±862	72.2% ±6.3	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	58 to 452	0.4% to 3.3%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,288 ±711	16.8% ±5.2	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	675 ±306	5.0% ±2.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,613 ±734	11.8% ±5.4	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%.

Tega Cay city among the places of South Carolina

47th 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 Tega Cay city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Parker CDP	12,898 ±1,630
Gaffney city	12,596 ±66
Oak Grove CDP	12,256 ±904

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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