Brunson vs Luray

A side-by-side comparison of Brunson and Luray: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brunson has the higher population (457 vs 221 in Luray). Luray has the higher median household income ($52,321 vs $37,391 in Brunson). Since 2019, Luray's population has grown faster (+179.7% vs -17.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Brunson	Luray
Population	457	221
Median age	46.0 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,391	$52,321
Median home value	$102,700	—
Median gross rent	$922	—
Housing units	244	92
Homeownership rate	61.1%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	3.9%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunson	Luray
Population	555 → 457 (-17.7%)	79 → 221 (+179.7%)
Median household income	$34,511 → $37,391 (+8.3%)	$25,417 → $52,321 (+105.9%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,700 (+42.0%)	$34,500 → $34,600 (+0.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $922 (+39.1%)	$920 → $1,083 (+17.7%)

Brunson

Population

555457

Median household income

$34,511$37,391

Median home value

$72,300$102,700

Median gross rent

$663$922

Luray

Population

79221

Median household income

$25,417$52,321

Median home value

$34,500$34,600

Median gross rent

$920$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brunson	Luray
Under 5	4.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	6.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	30.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	17.6%
45 to 54	16.4%	16.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	1.8%
65 to 74	16.2%	7.2%
75 and over	5.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunson	Luray
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	14.5%
Black or African American	32.2%	41.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	8.6%
Two or more races	8.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	32.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunson	Luray
No high school diploma	23.0%	31.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunson	Luray
Drove alone	84.3%	62.1%
Carpooled	14.2%	24.2%
Public transit	0.0%	10.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunson	Luray
1-unit, detached	73.8%	37.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	57.6%

Poverty & households

	Brunson	Luray
Poverty rate	24.3%	29.0%
Average household size	2.27	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	37	41
Median year structure built	1970	1994