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Laurens County, SC

Demographic and economic profile of Laurens County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Laurens County is a small South Carolina county of roughly 70,500 residents with a labor force participation rate of 56.9% and median worker earnings of $35,674, reflecting a workforce that skews toward lower-wage occupations; only 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $153,500 and median gross rent of $847 per month—against a median household income of $57,623, though a poverty rate of 17.6% signals meaningful economic stress. The county posted modest population growth of 1.8% over five years, with a median age of 40.9 and an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

70,545

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$57,623

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Laurens County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone46,545 (67.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone15,761 (23.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,058 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,767 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,577 (2.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone471 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,751
  2. 2.Other Indo-European193
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island157
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)125
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic90

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,453

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,844

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,728

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,671
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,449
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,523
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,503
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,314

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,543
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,985
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,899
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations5,696
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,241

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.18×)6,404
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.14×)1,582
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.11×)2,265
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.02×)567
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.98×)1,697

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$847/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,666 (13.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,002 (10.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,549 (8.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,494 (7.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,456 (7.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,302 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,674

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone24,145 (81.8%)
  • Carpooled3,172 (10.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,590 (5.4%)
  • Walked344 (1.2%)
  • Other171 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.