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Carolina Forest, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Carolina Forest is a Census CDP of 26,263 people across 16.82 square miles of land, in Horry County. Median household income is $74,436, 69.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carolina Forest
What Carolina Forest is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area16.82 sq mi
- Water area0.47 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,562
- County holding the largest share of its areaHorry County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carolina Forest
How many people live in Carolina Forest
- Population26,263
- Median age40.3
- Population under 185,837
- Share under 1822.2 percent
- Population 65 and over4,807
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent
- Households10,113
- Family households7,080
- Share of households that are families70.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carolina Forest
Income and work in Carolina Forest
- Median household income$74,436
- Per capita income$40,174
- Civilian labor force12,966
- Employed12,117
- Unemployed849 plus or minus 417
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over18,314
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carolina Forest
Housing in Carolina Forest
- Housing units11,177
- Occupied units10,113
- Vacant units1,064 plus or minus 328
- Vacancy rate9.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied7,039
- Renter occupied3,074
- Ownership rate69.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$336,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,668
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.9 percent
- Single family units7,934
- Share single family71.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,038
- Share in buildings of two or more27.2 percent
- Mobile homes205 plus or minus 110
- Median year structure built2007
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carolina Forest
How Carolina Forest gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,710
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,843 plus or minus 648
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,189 plus or minus 454
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.4 percent
- Drove alone80.5 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Horry County, not Carolina Forest
Horry County context, not Carolina Forest figures
- Establishments in Horry County10,550
- Covered employment, Horry County144,489
- Average annual pay, Horry County$48,046
- Housing units permitted, Horry County7,331
Every figure in this section is published for Horry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carolina Forest.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carolina Forest questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carolina Forest, South Carolina?
26,263, in 10,113 households. Carolina Forest CDP covers 16.82 square miles of land, which is 1,562 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carolina Forest in?
Horry County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carolina Forest?
$74,436. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $336,800. Median gross rent is $1,668 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Carolina Forest figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Horry County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carolina Forest.
Is zoning published for Carolina Forest?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.