India HookSC
A town of 3,960.
Is India Hook a good place to live?
India Hook gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $348K for a typical one, or 4.2 years of the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household income. It grades A overall, 7th among South Carolina's 167 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $107K. Only 15 of South Carolina’s 263 towns score higher on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. No town among the 169 in South Carolina we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than India Hook.
India Hook has grown 15% from 2010 to 2020
3,328 counted in 2010 and 3,817 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How India Hook grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far India Hook is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Carowinds and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around India Hook. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Theme parkCarowinds
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium15 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
33 mi LakeLake Norman
19 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum
38 mi LandmarkPeachoidPhoto credits
Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Moving to India Hook: who provides what
India Hook is unincorporated, so York County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in India Hook.
India Hook sends many workers across the state line to Charlotte, has less food insecurity than most of South Carolina and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of South Carolina.
India Hook ranks healthier than 89% of the country’s towns
Its widest gap with South Carolina is food insecurity: 8.6% of its 3,030 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.4% statewide.
India Hook beats the South Carolina average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of adults feel lonely in India Hook, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 33%. 11% of India Hook adults report frequent physical distress.
| India Hook | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | India Hook | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 17.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of India Hook’s workers commute out
30% of working residents cross a state line to work, Charlotte among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave India Hook for work: only 1% work in town. 17% of workers work from home in India Hook, above both South Carolina’s towns (8.6%) and U.S. towns (11%). Since 2013, India Hook has added 733 jobs, to 896 in 2023.
| India Hook | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 8.6% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in India Hook
January nights average 31.1°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 91% of South Carolina places with climate records; July afternoons average 90.5°.
India Hook has mild winters and warm summers. India Hook’s January low is 31°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| India Hook | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 31°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in India Hook
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.8% of India Hook
0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Ebenezer Park, at 24 acres.
| India Hook | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ebenezer Park | 0.5 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More of India Hook’s households own their home than in the typical South Carolina or U.S. town
94% of households own their home in India Hook. The median sale price was $306,000 in May 2026.
| India Hook | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,196 a month | $1,058 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about India Hook
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of India Hook
About 5 of every 100 India Hook residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
99% of working residents leave India Hook for work
Where India Hook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About India Hook
CDP in South Carolina, United States
India Hook is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, South Carolina, United States. The majority of India Hook is annexed into the city of Rock Hill, but as of 2010 India Hook is still considered to be a CDP. It is one of the three communities located on Lake Wylie. The population was 2,051 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 663 ft
India Hook’s neighbors
One town shares a border with India Hook.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Hook | #7 | A | B+ | — | B− | A |
| Rock Hill | #110 | C | C+ | C− | B− | C+ |
India Hook reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare India Hook with a neighbor →
Questions about India Hook
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is India Hook, SC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. India Hook grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #7 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades A for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is India Hook, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $348,000, 14% above the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.