Scranton

Population: 820
Median household income: $26,250
Median home value: $83,000

Scranton, a community in Florence County, South Carolina, has 820 residents. Its median household income of $26,250 runs below the Florence County figure of $56,650.

From 2019 to 2023, Scranton's population grew 15.0% from 713 to 820, while its median home value rose 15.8% from $71,700 to $83,000.

6.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 46.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 820
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $26,250
Median home value: $83,000
Median gross rent: $807
Housing units: 332
Homeownership rate: 46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

713820

Median household income

$39,688$26,250

Median home value

$71,700$83,000

Median gross rent

$663$807

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	713	$39,688	$71,700	$663
2020	745	—	$75,000	$513
2021	832	$34,219	$78,800	$613
2022	897	$28,750	$90,000	$782
2023	820	$26,250	$83,000	$807

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	5.9%
5 to 17	136	16.6%
18 to 24	38	4.6%
25 to 34	128	15.6%
35 to 44	57	7.0%
45 to 54	145	17.7%
55 to 64	97	11.8%
65 to 74	85	10.4%
75 and over	86	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	334	40.7%
Black or African American	474	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.8%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	154	25.8%
High school graduate	174	29.1%
Some college or associate's	231	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	27	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	223	71.0%
Carpooled	48	15.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	9.2%
Other means	5	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	28.1%
15 to 29 min	55	19.3%
30 to 44 min	83	29.1%
45 to 59 min	58	20.4%
60+ min	9	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.07
Poverty rate: 30.5% (220 of 722)

	Count	Share
Family households	154	65.5%
Nonfamily households	81	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	235	70.8%
Vacant	97	29.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	108	46.0%
Renter-occupied	127	54.0%

1-unit, detached62.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	208	62.7%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	30	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	92	27.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4564600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9173, -79.7441