Clinton vs Laurens

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and Laurens: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laurens has the higher population (9,307 vs 7,624 in Clinton). Laurens has the higher median household income ($55,207 vs $40,372 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $139,800 in Laurens).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Laurens
Population	7,624	9,307
Median age	34.8 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$40,372	$55,207
Median home value	$154,700	$139,800
Median gross rent	$864	$795
Housing units	3,235	4,307
Homeownership rate	50.7%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Laurens
Population	8,443 → 7,624 (-9.7%)	8,867 → 9,307 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$28,174 → $40,372 (+43.3%)	$40,738 → $55,207 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$78,300 → $154,700 (+97.6%)	$93,700 → $139,800 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$686 → $864 (+25.9%)	$720 → $795 (+10.4%)

Clinton

Population

8,4437,624

Median household income

$28,174$40,372

Median home value

$78,300$154,700

Median gross rent

$686$864

Laurens

Population

8,8679,307

Median household income

$40,738$55,207

Median home value

$93,700$139,800

Median gross rent

$720$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Laurens
Under 5	8.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	17.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	9.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.7%
75 and over	9.1%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Laurens
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	54.5%
Black or African American	41.3%	34.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Laurens
No high school diploma	13.3%	19.7%
High school graduate	39.6%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Laurens
Drove alone	75.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	12.9%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	8.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	4.8%
Other means	0.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Laurens
1-unit, detached	68.0%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	11.9%
20 or more units	7.1%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Laurens
Poverty rate	26.5%	22.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1967	1975