Laurens County, South Carolina

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 67,904
Median household income: $55,517
Median home value: $153,500

Laurens County is a county in South Carolina with a population of 67,904. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $55,517, its median household income sits below South Carolina's $66,818.

From 2019 to 2023, Laurens County's population grew 1.6% from 66,846 to 67,904, while its median household income rose 28.2% from $43,304 to $55,517.

The median gross rent is $847. 17.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 67,904
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,517
Median home value: $153,500
Median gross rent: $847
Housing units: 31,695
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

66,84667,904

Median household income

$43,304$55,517

Median home value

$101,200$153,500

Median gross rent

$734$847

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	66,846	$43,304	$101,200	$734
2020	66,990	$44,374	$108,100	$780
2021	67,148	$46,754	$117,800	$790
2022	67,456	$52,077	$138,600	$826
2023	67,904	$55,517	$153,500	$847

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,859	5.7%
5 to 17	11,088	16.3%
18 to 24	5,682	8.4%
25 to 34	8,585	12.6%
35 to 44	7,875	11.6%
45 to 54	8,455	12.5%
55 to 64	9,557	14.1%
65 to 74	7,759	11.4%
75 and over	5,044	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,665	65.8%
Black or African American	15,594	23.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.0%
Asian	347	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	62	0.1%
Some other race	129	0.2%
Two or more races	2,771	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,303	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,698	16.3%
High school graduate	17,590	37.2%
Some college or associate's	13,540	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,591	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,856	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,096	80.5%
Carpooled	3,265	11.4%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	458	1.6%
Bicycle	11	0.0%
Worked from home	1,668	5.8%
Other means	199	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,994	25.9%
15 to 29 min	9,227	34.1%
30 to 44 min	6,496	24.0%
45 to 59 min	2,704	10.0%
60+ min	1,610	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 17.6% (11,621 of 65,857)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,409	66.2%
Nonfamily households	8,882	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,291	82.9%
Vacant	5,404	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,576	70.7%
Renter-occupied	7,715	29.3%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other29.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,547	61.7%
1-unit, attached	218	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1,174	3.7%
5 to 19 units	1,035	3.3%
20 or more units	340	1.1%
Mobile home & other	9,381	29.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 45059
State: South Carolina
Land area: 713 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 34.4837, -82.0055