Plum Branch, South Carolina
2026 Edition · 7 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 3.9% since 2020.
80
people, the 263rd-largest of South Carolina's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among South Carolina's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $1,491 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in McCormick County.
- $535 Tract 9202
- $2,026 Tract 9201
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 1 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 91% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.
0
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2013 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 19% less than South Carolina's.
$209,100
median home value in Plum Branch.
- $209,100 Plum Branch
- $259,000 South Carolina
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year