Rock Hill is home to 75,259 people in South Carolina. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 25,494 people. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. The median age is 35.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 1,698 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,771, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rock Hill
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$131,524 → $295,100(+124%)US over the same years: +67%
Population41,643 → 75,259(+81%)US over the same years: +35%
White share60.2% → 49.2%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Rock Hill's population equals 26% of York County's. Its number of households without a car equals 52% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 39% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.9%(1,336)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(1,201)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.2%(1,304)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(153)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(59)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,324 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rock Hill, decade by decade
Rock Hill population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
41,643
$63,878
$131,524
17.7%
61.6
2000
49,765
$68,013
$164,131
24.3%
66.2
2010
66,154
$62,148
$195,933
26.8%
72.3
2020
74,372
$62,873
$203,138
30.6%
77.6
2024
75,259
$68,771
$295,100
35.1%
75.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
