Cross Hill

Population: 502
Median household income: $37,083
Median home value: $80,400

Cross Hill is a community in Laurens County, South Carolina, home to 502 residents. The median household income of $37,083 is below the Laurens County median ($55,517).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cross Hill's population declined 7.9% from 545 to 502, while its median home value rose 43.6% from $56,000 to $80,400.

The median resident is 53.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 27.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 502
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $37,083
Median home value: $80,400
Median gross rent: $1,013
Housing units: 318
Homeownership rate: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

545502

Median household income

$32,813$37,083

Median home value

$56,000$80,400

Median gross rent

$663$1,013

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	545	$32,813	$56,000	$663
2020	556	$32,632	$55,000	$743
2021	553	$34,408	$59,700	$743
2022	522	$39,625	$53,900	$775
2023	502	$37,083	$80,400	$1,013

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6427.1%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	1.8%
5 to 17	69	13.7%
18 to 24	25	5.0%
25 to 34	23	4.6%
35 to 44	52	10.4%
45 to 54	83	16.5%
55 to 64	136	27.1%
65 to 74	63	12.5%
75 and over	42	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	239	47.6%
Black or African American	227	45.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate62.9%

Some college or associate's15.8%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	15.5%
High school graduate	251	62.9%
Some college or associate's	63	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	20	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	188	88.3%
Carpooled	18	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	10.5%
15 to 29 min	86	41.0%
30 to 44 min	23	11.0%
45 to 59 min	49	23.3%
60+ min	30	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 14.5% (73 of 502)

	Count	Share
Family households	148	58.3%
Nonfamily households	106	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	254	79.9%
Vacant	64	20.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	219	86.2%
Renter-occupied	35	13.8%

1-unit, detached39.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other60.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	127	39.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	191	60.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4517890
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.3045, -81.9836