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Laurens, SC

9,336 Population
10.2 square miles 914.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 38.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,457 ±$3,593 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: $39,451 ±$619
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,246 ±$13,089 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: $71,240 ±$820
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.4% ±7.4% (2,282  ±664) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 13% 121,964 (±0.5% / ±4,944)
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.9 minutes ±3 (72,970  ±14,150) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 24.6 9,812,385 (±0.3 / ±159,163)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,925 ±323 Number of households
  • the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 383,842 ±1,665
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (8,959  ±33) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 2.4 936,376 (±0 / ±135)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.1% ±1.3% (21  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 5.4% 12,212 (±0.4% / ±994)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,276 ±360 Number of housing units
  • the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 421,283 ±194
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$180,700 ±$35,710 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: $264,600 ±$2,711
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.9% ±7.8% (1,574  ±721.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 13.6% 129,700 (±0.5% / ±4,696.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.1% ±7.3% (5,464  ±574.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 89.4% 585,348 (±1% / ±6,318.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.9% ±3.2% (934  ±221.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 34.6% 226,376 (±0.6% / ±3,910.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.9% ±3.3% (549  ±303) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 6.6% 63,466
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±2.3% (450  ±164) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area: 6.7% 50,294 (±0.3% / ±1,842)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
450 Total veterans ±164 450 Male ±164 N/A Female ±20

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