Census-designated place Watts Mills is a census-designated place in South Carolina, in Laurens County. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The Census Bureau does not publish a reliable median property tax bill for Watts Mills. Census does not publish a median home value for this place.
| Measure | Watts Mills | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,250 ± 902 | 5,212,774 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | Too imprecise to report (estimate $587, margin of error ± $391) | $1,199 ± $8 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | Census does not publish this figure for this place | $236,700 ± $1,344 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $47,192 ± $2,997 | $66,818 ± $504 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | Census does not publish this figure for this place | 0.51% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 49.4% ± 16.1 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 33% of the estimate | 71.4% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | Too imprecise to report (estimate 16.7%, margin of error ± 19.4 points) | 34.8% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | Too imprecise to report (estimate 30.0%, margin of error ± 29.7 points) | 19.0% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in South Carolina
How it works. County delinquent-tax public sale of real property followed by 12-month redemption period and tax title
Excess sale money. 12-51-60/130 require excess above taxes/assessments/penalties/costs to be accounted for. After municipal tax liens are addressed, remaining overage belongs to owner of record immediately before end of redemption period, payable 90 days after deed unless competing judicial claim; unclaimed/unassigned overage escheats after 5 years
These rules are set by South Carolina, not by Watts Mills, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full South Carolina entry with statute links.