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34.36° N · 81.07° W · GEOID 4578505

Winnsboro Mills

Fairfield County, South Carolina · part of the Columbia, SC metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

South CarolinaWinnsboro Mills, SCWinnsboro MillsWinnsboro Mills

The short answer

Winnsboro Mills is home to 1,535 people. Median household income is $34,708 a year and median rent is $986 a month, 34.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $99,100, about 2.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$986
28% below the median place
Median household income
$34,708
57% below the median place
Median home value
$99,100
69% below the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
12% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Winnsboro Mills

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $23,700 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 89 South Carolina places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 11.2% a year while household income rose 3.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 101 South Carolina places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 90 South Carolina places.
  • Renters occupy 76% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 101 South Carolina places.
  • 38.8% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 South Carolina places.
01

Moving to Winnsboro Mills

Fairfield County gains about 6.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,030
Moved out931
Net+99

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Richland County, SC395360+35
Lexington County, SC8294−12
Kershaw County, SC6065−5
Chester County, SC6753+14
York County, SC5844+14

Within South Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within South CarolinaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$50K
Leavers$60K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Fairfield County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Fairfield County report $50,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $60,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$39,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $986 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,273 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $99,100.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Cahokia Heights, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$50,226
29% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
6.3
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$60,343
14% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWinnsboro MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.2%25% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%1% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure6.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$50,22629% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$60,34314% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 23.6%, 65% below the median place.

Winnsboro Mills34.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$39,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
34.1%
67% above the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
25% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
34%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$24,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Winnsboro Mills, $986 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Winnsboro Mills, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Canutillo, TX24.7% vs 34.1%$9,000Compare
Springfield, MI23.1% vs 34.1%$12,000Compare
Yoakum, TX23.9% vs 34.1%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
23.6%
65% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
73.3%
45% above the median place
Median home value1
$99,100
69% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWinnsboro MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$98628% below
Rent to income134.1%67% above
Property tax rate10.8%14% below
Home price to income12.9x25% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.77% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,22624% below
HUD area median income4County figure$92,40014% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$77676% below
Median home value1$99,10069% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure9.8%208% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.2%9% above
Homeownership123.6%65% below
Renters paying 30%+173.3%45% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,27332% below
Vacant homes123.4%232% above
Median year built119750% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
38.8%
260% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$34,708 −57%
Income per person$20,034 −50%
Mean commute27 min +8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWinnsboro MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$34,70857% below
Income per person1$20,03450% below
Unemployment1County figure5.5%12% above
Average annual pay6County figure$60,0399% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure-3.2%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs6County figure6,40796% below
Poverty rate138.8%260% above
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 25.2%, 294% above the median place.

No health insurance1
25.2%
294% above the median place
High school or higher1
75.6%
18% below the median place
Median age1
30.4
22% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureWinnsboro MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5356646th largest
Median age130.422% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure15.2%53% below
High school or higher175.6%18% below
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad1County figure1.1%87% below
No health insurance125.2%294% above
Homes with broadband189.1%3% below
05

Life in Winnsboro Mills

44 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k6.5 3.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars9.2 −56%
Shops26.8 −12%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics6.3 −69%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k8
9.2
56% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
6.3
69% below the median place
Students per teacher11
11.2
27% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWinnsboro MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure90% above
Public school students11County figure2,40951% below
Students per teacher11County figure11.227% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure9.256% below
Shops per 10k8County figure26.812% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8Metro figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure6.369% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k96.5207% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure44238% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 40.8, 56% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Winnsboro Mills. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk13
40.8
56% below the median place
July average high12
92°F
6% above the median place
Average temperature12
63°F
14% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWinnsboro MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure92°F6% above
January average low12County figure33°F30% above
Average temperature12County figure63°F14% above
Annual precipitation12County figure44.1 in1% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure40.856% below
Hurricane risk13County figure75.37% above
Tornado risk13County figure70.513% below
Wildfire risk13County figure45.925% below
Heat wave risk13County figure69.323% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure479% above
Good air days14Metro figure58.1%15% below
08

Winnsboro Mills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 36% of the median income in 2030, up from 34% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$986/mo (2024)$1,310/mo$1,070 to $1,590/mo+4.8%
Median household income$34,708 (2024)$43,500$36,500 to $51,500+3.8%
Median home value$99,100 (2024)$145,000$105,000 to $200,000+6.6%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Winnsboro Mills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Cahokia Heights, IL$981$33,792Compare
Cedartown, GA$896$34,754Compare
Canutillo, TX$838$40,682Compare
Melvindale, MI$1,110$42,185Compare
Melvindale, MICanutillo, TXCedartown, GACahokia Heights, ILWinnsboro Mills, SCWinnsboro MillsCahokia HeightsCedartownCanutilloMelvindaleWinnsboro MillsCahokia HeightsCedartownCanutilloMelvindale

Common questions

Is Winnsboro Mills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $23,700 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 89 South Carolina places. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 11.2% a year while household income rose 3.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 101 South Carolina places. On cost, space and class size it scores 6 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Winnsboro Mills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 34.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $99,100.

What salary do you need to live in Winnsboro Mills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Winnsboro Mills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cahokia Heights, IL, Cedartown, GA, Canutillo, TX and Melvindale, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Winnsboro Mills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Winnsboro Mills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/winnsboro-mills-south-carolina

Citytistics. “Winnsboro Mills, South Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/winnsboro-mills-south-carolina/

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