Socastee.
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South Carolina·Horry County
6 tracts·23K people·$234K median·1,697/mi²
White 70 · Hispanic 19 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Living alone 28 · Other 24
Retail 31 · Professional 22 · Leisure 18 · Manufacturing 14 · Health 13 · Public admin 0 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 25 · Service 21 · Construction · maintenance 13 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 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 Socastee is $234,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Socastee has 23,796 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.3; the population is 69.6% White, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Black, 4.5% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.6% (Census ACS).
Socastee Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (53%); Socastee Middle is the middle school with reported scores (61%); Coastal High School (62%) and Socastee High (58%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,246/month, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Socastee is $62,257 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Socastee, median rent is $1,246/month and the median home value is $234,200 (Census ACS).
Socastee 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 111 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 55 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Socastee are earthquake (80), winter weather (79) and wildfire (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Socastee, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).