Homewood vs Loris

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

Homewood 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 1,390 in Homewood). Homewood has the higher median household income ($44,466 vs $36,158 in Loris). Loris has the higher median home value ($195,600 vs $183,300 in Homewood).

Population, income & housing

	Homewood	Loris
Population	1,390	2,570
Median age	49.3 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,466	$36,158
Median home value	$183,300	$195,600
Median gross rent	$779	$664
Housing units	640	1,241
Homeownership rate	80.4%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homewood	Loris
Population	1,642 → 1,390 (-15.3%)	2,673 → 2,570 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$35,593 → $44,466 (+24.9%)	$38,516 → $36,158 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$155,000 → $183,300 (+18.3%)	$151,000 → $195,600 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $779 (+8.3%)	$677 → $664 (-1.9%)

Homewood

Population

1,6421,390

Median household income

$35,593$44,466

Median home value

$155,000$183,300

Median gross rent

$719$779

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)

	Homewood	Loris
Under 5	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	1.0%	3.3%
25 to 34	9.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	22.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	17.7%
65 to 74	19.9%	15.4%
75 and over	9.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homewood	Loris
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	56.3%
Black or African American	32.2%	36.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	10.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homewood	Loris
No high school diploma	12.9%	16.8%
High school graduate	43.1%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homewood	Loris
Drove alone	77.0%	84.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	12.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	1.2%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homewood	Loris
1-unit, detached	67.2%	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	32.8%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Homewood	Loris
Poverty rate	28.6%	25.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	2000	1980