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McBee’s median rent is $746 a month, below both South Carolina’s towns ($1,060 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is McBee Recreation Complex, at 36 acres. McBee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 187 in 1910, 758 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1970 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in McBee, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in McBee.
Typical home values rose 5.8% in the year to September 2026. The share of households in McBee who live in a home they own is 58%, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 65% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Public schools: the Chesterfield 01 school district. The largest public high school is McBee High, with 577 students. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| McBee ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 349 | C+ |
| McBee HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 577 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 32° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Population is up 4.3% in McBee since 2020, to 820 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. People 65 and older are 27% of residents (19% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). In McBee, 26% of residents are under 18. South Carolina has 32% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 25%.
| McBee | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
Somewhere between 46% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of McBee’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.6 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| McBee | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 22.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.3% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.1% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.9% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
In McBee, the mean commuting time is 22 minutes. For most workers, McBee is a place to come home to: only 6% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 76, to 426. Among residents here, 10% live below the poverty line.
| McBee | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No violent or property crimes were reported in McBee in 2025. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
McBee is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Two figures for adults in McBee: 16% have diabetes, 42% have high blood pressure. For adults here, the share who have obesity is 43%.
| McBee | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | McBee | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22% | 17.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.3% | 13.9% |
| More adults with obesity | 42.8% | 35.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with nearly three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in McBee is lower. Expected losses in McBee break down as 32% from hurricanes and 30% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in McBee after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
McBee’s trail network density comes in at 0.9 miles per square mile. Trails total 1.1 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| McBee | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McBee Recreation Complex | 0.7 mi | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of McBee
About 3 of every 100 McBee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
Town in South Carolina, United States
McBee is a town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, McBee had a population of 758. McBee is approximately 36 miles (58 km) northwest of Florence and 62 miles (100 km) northeast of Columbia.
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McBee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Don King and Noah O. Knight.