Bucksport vs Loris

A side-by-side comparison of Bucksport and Loris: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Loris has the higher population (2,570 vs 583 in Bucksport). Loris has the higher median home value ($195,600 vs $180,200 in Bucksport). Since 2019, Loris's population has grown faster (-3.9% vs -20.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bucksport	Loris
Population	583	2,570
Median age	50.1 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,158
Median home value	$180,200	$195,600
Median gross rent	—	$664
Housing units	263	1,241
Homeownership rate	80.1%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bucksport	Loris
Population	735 → 583 (-20.7%)	2,673 → 2,570 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$39,342 → $53,438 (+35.8%)	$38,516 → $36,158 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $180,200 (+84.6%)	$151,000 → $195,600 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$677 → $664 (-1.9%)

Bucksport

Population

735583

Median household income

$39,342$53,438

Median home value

$97,600$180,200

Loris

Population

2,6732,570

Median household income

$38,516$36,158

Median home value

$151,000$195,600

Median gross rent

$677$664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bucksport	Loris
Under 5	12.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	5.3%	13.3%
18 to 24	23.5%	3.3%
25 to 34	7.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	25.0%	17.7%
65 to 74	10.1%	15.4%
75 and over	1.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bucksport	Loris
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	56.3%
Black or African American	82.7%	36.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	17.3%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bucksport	Loris
No high school diploma	2.1%	16.8%
High school graduate	48.5%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bucksport	Loris
Drove alone	89.8%	84.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bucksport	Loris
1-unit, detached	41.4%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	58.6%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Bucksport	Loris
Poverty rate	13.2%	25.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	—	34
Median year structure built	1996	1980