Loris

Population: 2,570
Median household income: $36,158
Median home value: $195,600

Loris is a community in Horry County, South Carolina, home to 2,570 residents. At $36,158, its median household income sits below Horry County's $64,623.

From 2019 to 2023, Loris's population declined 3.9% from 2,673 to 2,570, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $151,000 to $195,600.

The median gross rent is $664. 16.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,570
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $36,158
Median home value: $195,600
Median gross rent: $664
Housing units: 1,241
Homeownership rate: 53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6732,570

Median household income

$38,516$36,158

Median home value

$151,000$195,600

Median gross rent

$677$664

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,673	$38,516	$151,000	$677
2020	2,676	$30,334	$155,600	$614
2021	2,473	$30,102	$156,300	$613
2022	2,513	$34,564	$195,200	$644
2023	2,570	$36,158	$195,600	$664

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	157	6.1%
5 to 17	341	13.3%
18 to 24	85	3.3%
25 to 34	323	12.6%
35 to 44	263	10.2%
45 to 54	337	13.1%
55 to 64	455	17.7%
65 to 74	396	15.4%
75 and over	213	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,446	56.3%
Black or African American	930	36.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.4%
Asian	70	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.9%
Two or more races	46	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate41.7%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	333	16.8%
High school graduate	828	41.7%
Some college or associate's	495	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	228	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	103	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	713	84.2%
Carpooled	102	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	170	20.3%
15 to 29 min	141	16.8%
30 to 44 min	364	43.5%
45 to 59 min	68	8.1%
60+ min	94	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 25.4% (632 of 2,490)

	Count	Share
Family households	657	59.7%
Nonfamily households	444	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,101	88.7%
Vacant	140	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	585	53.1%
Renter-occupied	516	46.9%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units22.2%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	787	63.4%
1-unit, attached	21	1.7%
2 to 4 units	275	22.2%
5 to 19 units	52	4.2%
20 or more units	68	5.5%
Mobile home & other	38	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4542730
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.0575, -78.8884