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Laurens School District 55, SC

38,158 Population
345.7 square miles 110.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Laurens County: 40.9 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent 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

$29,647 ±$1,647 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Laurens County: $28,695 ±$1,079
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,383 ±$3,322 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Laurens County: $57,623 ±$2,977
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.1% ±2.9% (6,817  ±1,119) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Laurens County: 18.1% † 12,105 (±1.8% / ±1,210)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.6 minutes ±1.1 (393,435  ±28,945) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Laurens County: 25.2 703,265 (±0.9 / ±35,588)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

15,317 ±577 Number of households
  • Laurens County: 26,959 ±472
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (37,564  ±1,236) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Laurens County: 2.5 66,422 (±0 / ±43)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4% ±1.6% (321  ±126) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Laurens County: 5.4% † 807 (±1.4% / ±207)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

17,954 ±527 Number of housing units
  • Laurens County: 32,027 ±54
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$171,600 ±$14,730 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Laurens County: $170,600 ±$8,330
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±2.3% (4,100  ±881.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Laurens County: 11.2% † 7,644 (±1.6% / ±1,073.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.5% ±3.2% (22,729  ±1,159.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Laurens County: 83.9% 40,204 (±3% / ±1,462.7)
  • 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)
14.5% ±1.3% (4,002  ±380.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Laurens County: 17.6% 8,430 (±1.5% / ±694.9)
  • about half 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

5.3% ±0.8% (2,006  ±300) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Laurens County: 3.8% 2,626
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.6% ±1.1% (1,951  ±335) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Laurens County: 6.4% † 3,453 (±0.8% / ±404)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,951 Total veterans ±335 1,825 Male ±295 126 Female ±105

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