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Laurens School District 55, SC

38,508 Population
345.7 square miles 111.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Laurens County: 40.9 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$30,189 ±$1,798 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Laurens County: $28,728 ±$1,339
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $37,993 ±$303
$56,514 ±$3,790 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Laurens County: $55,517 ±$3,052
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $66,818 ±$504

16.6% ±2.7% (6,288  ±1,063) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Laurens County: 17.7% † 11,621 (±2.2% / ±1,441)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 14.2% 719,720 (±0.3% / ±14,294)

25.7 minutes ±1.1 (391,310  ±28,705) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Laurens County: 25.3 684,710 (±1 / ±36,807)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 54,950,328 (±0.1 / ±402,424)

Families

15,104 ±524 Number of households
  • Laurens County: 26,291 ±602
  • South Carolina: 2,070,390 ±5,976
2.5 ±0 (37,900  ±1,338) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Laurens County: 2.5 65,590 (±0.1 / ±46)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,074,803

5.4% ±1.7% (427  ±141) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Laurens County: 5.9% † 886 (±1.4% / ±210)
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,936 (±0.2% / ±2,298)

Housing

17,703 ±502 Number of housing units
  • Laurens County: 31,695 ±45
  • South Carolina: 2,401,638 ±448

$155,700 ±$17,653 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Laurens County: $153,500 ±$9,199
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $236,700 ±$1,344

12.6% ±2.4% (4,774  ±930.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Laurens County: 12.2% † 8,188 (±1.6% / ±1,072.6)
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 13.1% 675,719 (±0.2% / ±11,203.9)

Social

82.7% ±2.8% (22,894  ±1,072.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Laurens County: 83.7% 39,577 (±2.9% / ±1,373)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 89.6% 3,234,677 (±0.4% / ±15,380.7)
15.2% ±1.5% (4,197  ±428.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Laurens County: 17.9% 8,447 (±1.4% / ±663.6)
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 31.5% 1,136,208 (±0.3% / ±9,349.9)

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

5.3% ±0.8% (2,023  ±318) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Laurens County: 3.9% 2,672
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.6% 293,556

6.6% ±1.1% (1,988  ±347) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Laurens County: 6.6% † 3,479 (±0.7% / ±376)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.5% 344,530 (±0.1% / ±4,290)
1,988 Total veterans ±347 1,845 Male ±306 143 Female ±114

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