Burton vs Laurel Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Burton and Laurel Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Burton and Laurel Bay are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burton has the higher population (7,132 vs 5,627 in Laurel Bay). Burton has the higher median household income ($57,315 vs $52,094 in Laurel Bay). Laurel Bay has the higher median home value ($221,300 vs $198,300 in Burton).

Population, income & housing

	Burton	Laurel Bay
Population	7,132	5,627
Median age	31.8 yrs	23.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,315	$52,094
Median home value	$198,300	$221,300
Median gross rent	$1,281	$1,375
Housing units	2,956	2,193
Homeownership rate	51.3%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burton	Laurel Bay
Population	9,097 → 7,132 (-21.6%)	6,124 → 5,627 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$54,012 → $57,315 (+6.1%)	$47,656 → $52,094 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$131,200 → $198,300 (+51.1%)	$146,100 → $221,300 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,281 (+20.1%)	$1,183 → $1,375 (+16.2%)

Burton

Population

9,0977,132

Median household income

$54,012$57,315

Median home value

$131,200$198,300

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,281

Laurel Bay

Population

6,1245,627

Median household income

$47,656$52,094

Median home value

$146,100$221,300

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burton	Laurel Bay
Under 5	9.6%	11.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	22.3%
18 to 24	13.9%	23.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	5.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	7.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	1.9%
75 and over	4.0%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burton	Laurel Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	39.6%	44.4%
Black or African American	38.3%	37.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burton	Laurel Bay
No high school diploma	11.1%	11.8%
High school graduate	41.4%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burton	Laurel Bay
Drove alone	86.5%	78.7%
Carpooled	4.6%	19.2%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.1%	1.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burton	Laurel Bay
1-unit, detached	53.4%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.9%	23.7%

Poverty & households

	Burton	Laurel Bay
Poverty rate	10.6%	17.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1988	1992