Population 598 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Fowler
Household size in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.08 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.57 | 2.59 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.46 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.37 | 2.50 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.72 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
Households in Fowler are small: just 2.37 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 3.08 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.5 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 47.8 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.0 | 40.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.1 | 41.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.4 | +2.9 | +2.3 |
Fowler skews older than the country: its median age is 43.1, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.3% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.6% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −7.0 pts | −1.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Fowler as they are nationally: 12.3%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Fowler
Renters in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.4% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.7% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.6% | 30.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.5% | 28.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −10.9 pts | −2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Fowler is largely a place of homeowners: only 16.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 63.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.1% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.8% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.6% | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.7% | 11.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −11.4 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 21.7% of the housing in Fowler, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1972 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1981 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +13 | +7 | +6 |
The housing in Fowler is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are older than in South Carolina overall, where the median home dates to 1991.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $371 | $780 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $511 | $859 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $720 | $984 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $730 | $1,294 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$359 | +$514 | +$606 |
The median renter in Fowler pays $730 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 37.3% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Fowler
Bachelor's degrees in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.4% | 25.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.8% | 26.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.6% | 28.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Fowler have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.9%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.3% | 85.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.2% | 87.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.9% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | +6.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Fowler never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Fowler
| Period | Fowler | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.8% | 9.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.8% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.0% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −18.4 pts | −4.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in Fowler than nationally: unemployment was 4.4%, against 5.4%. South Carolina as a whole looks much the same. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Fowler compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler | 2.37 | 43.1 | 12.3% | 16.5% | 21.7% | 1986 | $730 | 10.9% | 83.9% | 4.4% |
| Kingstree | 2.26 | 43.7 | 14.6% | 26.1% | 18.2% | 1981 | $669 | 19.7% | 88.3% | 6.3% |
| Nesmith | 2.23 | 45.2 | 13.5% | 34.8% | 23.2% | 1980 | $820 | 21.0% | 88.8% | 1.9% |
| Leo | 2.52 | 48.1 | 12.1% | 18.0% | 14.1% | 1988 | $747 | 25.0% | 85.9% | 3.9% |
| Stuckey | 2.18 | 51.3 | 4.9% | 25.5% | 14.3% | 1988 | $968 | 13.2% | 83.6% | 4.7% |
| Cades | 2.17 | 46.8 | 16.1% | 18.9% | 12.1% | 1984 | $934 | 20.5% | 86.6% | 2.4% |
| Lake City | 2.38 | 43.8 | 13.2% | 42.7% | 15.8% | 1981 | $757 | 19.6% | 85.0% | 9.0% |
| Moores Crossroads | 2.37 | 38.1 | 11.7% | 17.2% | 11.2% | 1980 | $1,026 | 33.4% | 95.0% | 4.3% |
| Hannah | 2.49 | 45.0 | 8.9% | 34.4% | 14.1% | 1989 | $599 | 20.2% | 80.7% | 1.1% |
| Johnsonville | 2.97 | 31.2 | 21.9% | 31.5% | 20.0% | 1984 | $798 | 13.3% | 82.9% | 11.3% |
| Rhems | 2.37 | 46.3 | 10.9% | 17.5% | 19.5% | 1986 | $797 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 1.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Fowler. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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