Darlington County vs Laurens County

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

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

Laurens County has the higher population (67,904 vs 62,754 in Darlington County). Laurens County has the higher median household income ($55,517 vs $47,419 in Darlington County). Laurens County has the higher median home value ($153,500 vs $141,400 in Darlington County).

Population, income & housing

	Darlington County	Laurens County
Population	62,754	67,904
Median age	41.5 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,419	$55,517
Median home value	$141,400	$153,500
Median gross rent	$876	$847
Housing units	29,645	31,695
Homeownership rate	70.6%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darlington County	Laurens County
Population	67,027 → 62,754 (-6.4%)	66,846 → 67,904 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$38,448 → $47,419 (+23.3%)	$43,304 → $55,517 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $141,400 (+52.7%)	$101,200 → $153,500 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $876 (+29.8%)	$734 → $847 (+15.4%)

Darlington County

Population

67,02762,754

Median household income

$38,448$47,419

Median home value

$92,600$141,400

Median gross rent

$675$876

Laurens County

Population

66,84667,904

Median household income

$43,304$55,517

Median home value

$101,200$153,500

Median gross rent

$734$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darlington County	Laurens County
Under 5	5.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.1%	11.4%
75 and over	7.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darlington County	Laurens County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	65.8%
Black or African American	40.9%	23.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darlington County	Laurens County
No high school diploma	13.5%	16.3%
High school graduate	36.6%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darlington County	Laurens County
Drove alone	83.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	5.8%
Other means	3.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darlington County	Laurens County
1-unit, detached	64.0%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	28.8%	29.6%

Poverty & households

	Darlington County	Laurens County
Poverty rate	20.3%	17.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1983	1984