Carolina Forest.
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South Carolina·Horry County
4 tracts·26K people·$337K median·1,574/mi²
White 77 · Black 8 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 0
Married couple 53 · Living alone 24 · Other 23
Retail 40 · Leisure 23 · Professional 15 · Health 10 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 0 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 26 · Service 22 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 81 · Work from home 12 · Carpool 12 · Walk 0 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Carolina Forest is $336,800 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Carolina Forest has 26,263 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.3; the population is 77.2% White, 8.1% Black, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Multiracial, 2.9% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 35.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.9% (Census ACS).
Ocean Bay Elementary (74%) and Carolina Forest Elementary (67%) lead the elementary schools; Ocean Bay Middle (66%) and Ten Oaks Middle (59%) lead the middle schools; Carolina Forest High is the high school with reported scores (72%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,668/month, 6% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Carolina Forest is $74,436 a year, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Carolina Forest, median rent is $1,668/month and the median home value is $336,800 (Census ACS).
Carolina Forest reported 2.7 violent crimes and 15.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Horry County Police Dept, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 110 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 55 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Carolina Forest are tornado (95), winter weather (92) and lightning (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Carolina Forest, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).