Darlington vs Hartsville

A side-by-side comparison of Darlington and Hartsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hartsville has the higher population (7,422 vs 6,128 in Darlington). Hartsville has the higher median household income ($47,720 vs $31,240 in Darlington). Hartsville has the higher median home value ($188,800 vs $163,000 in Darlington).

Population, income & housing

	Darlington	Hartsville
Population	6,128	7,422
Median age	46.3 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$31,240	$47,720
Median home value	$163,000	$188,800
Median gross rent	$801	$834
Housing units	3,150	3,355
Homeownership rate	50.2%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darlington	Hartsville
Population	6,043 → 6,128 (+1.4%)	7,616 → 7,422 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$27,835 → $31,240 (+12.2%)	$35,487 → $47,720 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$107,400 → $163,000 (+51.8%)	$147,000 → $188,800 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $801 (+31.5%)	$666 → $834 (+25.2%)

Darlington

Population

6,0436,128

Median household income

$27,835$31,240

Median home value

$107,400$163,000

Median gross rent

$609$801

Hartsville

Population

7,6167,422

Median household income

$35,487$47,720

Median home value

$147,000$188,800

Median gross rent

$666$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darlington	Hartsville
Under 5	4.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	22.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	12.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	9.5%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	15.4%	8.5%
75 and over	12.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darlington	Hartsville
White (non-Hispanic)	30.8%	48.6%
Black or African American	59.4%	47.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darlington	Hartsville
No high school diploma	18.5%	10.6%
High school graduate	34.8%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darlington	Hartsville
Drove alone	84.9%	71.1%
Carpooled	11.0%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	1.6%	3.5%
Other means	0.9%	11.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darlington	Hartsville
1-unit, detached	72.7%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	13.1%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Darlington	Hartsville
Poverty rate	33.9%	23.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1966	1975