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Laurens County, SC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Greenville-Anderson, SC
Designated Market Area: Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson, SC-NC-GA
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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Tracts in Laurens County, SC

   



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2022 population: 67,965   ( 1,428 from 2010 , 432 from 2020)
Land area: 712.9 square miles
Population density: 95.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:45,752 67.32% 0.3%
Black:16,30523.99% 3.0%
Indian:2060.30% 50.4%
Asian:4510.66% 125.5%
2+ races:1,1301.66% 58.5%
Hispanic:4,1216.06% 51.0%
Total non-White:22,21332.68% 7.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,608 11.9
Deaths:2,47318.3
Net Migration: 1,1538.5
Net Immigration: 1321.0
Change in White population:-148 -0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:1,576 2.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
66,537
45,90068.98%
16,80825.26%
1370.21%
2000.30%
7131.07%
2,7294.10%
20,63731.02%

2000
69,567
49,35870.95%
18,17226.12%
1320.19%
1160.17%
4110.59%
1,3521.94%
20,20929.05%

1990
58,092
41,34471.17%
16,35828.16%
1130.19%
1100.19%
n/a
1670.29%
16,74828.83%

1980
52,214
36,72070.33%
15,03328.79%
540.10%
450.09%
n/a
3550.68%
15,49429.67%

1970
49,713
35,48971.39%
14,11028.38%
100.02%
320.06%
n/a
640.13%
14,224 28.61%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,632 11.0
6,7669.7
-806-1.2
8711.3
-3,458 -5.0
428 0.6
1990's
NumberRate
8,369 14.4
6,79511.7
3,9686.8
1040.2
8,014 13.8
3,461 6.0
1980's
NumberRate
7,790 14.9
5,455 10.4
3,774 7.2
n/a
4,624 8.9
1,254 2.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-1,356 -2.7
n/a
1,231 2.5
1,270 2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Laurens County, SC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.2
14,702 21.6%
53,263 78.4%
12,604 18.5%
25,757
2.53
17,357 67.4%
11,881 68.5%
1,797 10.4%
8,400 32.6%

2010
NumberPercent
39.9
15,427 23.2%
51,110 76.8%
9,988 15.0%
25,525
2.51
17,707 69.4%
11,885 67.1%
2,204 12.4%
7,818 30.6%

2000
NumberPercent
36.3
17,632 25.3%
51,935 74.7%
9,066 13.0%
26,279
2.55
18,915 72.0%
13,605 71.9%
2,299 12.2%
7,364 28.0%

1990
NumberPercent
34.1
14,832 25.5%
43,260 74.5%
7,833 13.5%
21,046
2.68
15,932 75.7%
12,163 76.3%
1,533 9.6%
5,114 24.3%

1980
NumberPercent
30.7
15,166 29.0%
37,048 71.0%
6,009 11.5%
16,937
2.90
13,409 79.2%
10,890 81.2%
1,111 8.3%
3,528 20.8%

2022 Housing Data for Laurens County, SC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units31,421 
Median Value$138,600 
Occupied25,75782.0%
Vacant5,66418.0%
Owned18,36671.3%
Rented7,39128.7%
Median Rent$826 
Single-Family Units19,73162.8%
    Detached19,42961.8%
    Attached3021.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,1333.6%
Mobile Homes9,47730.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Laurens County, SC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,8967.4%
$10,000 to $14,9991,5336.0%
$15,000 to $19,9991,2244.8%
$20,000 to $24,9991,4835.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991,0684.1%
$30,000 to $34,9991,4645.7%
$35,000 to $39,9991,1734.6%
$40,000 to $44,9991,1354.4%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1644.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992,1758.4%
$60,000 to $74,9992,64610.3%
$75,000 to $99,9993,10312.0%
$100,000 to $124,9992,3939.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991,2344.8%
$150,000 to $199,9991,1854.6%
$200,000 or more8813.4%
Median Household Income52,077 
Per Capita Income27,221 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state86 
Compared to U.S.74 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,7586.8%
Public Assistance3691.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,31816.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed25,85165.5%
Unemployed1,5664.0%
In Armed Forces430.1%
Total Labor Force27,46069.6%
Not in Labor Force11,98230.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,9899,55753.5%
Non-Profit6531,41531.6%
Self-Employed1,63688764.8%
Local Government9831,03148.8%
State Government51890336.5%
Federal Government18946029.1%
Total Private + Self12,62510,44454.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,3433,80938.1%
Total14,96814,25351.2%
Pct. Govt.14.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,94010.0%
Sales and Office Occupations5,70519.5%
Professional, Technical5,03917.2%
Service Occupations5,81819.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1520.5%
All others9,76233.4%
White Collar 46.8%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing6,33321.6%
Health care and social assistance3,83913.1%
Retail trade2,9099.9%
Educational services2,4588.4%
Construction2,1177.2%
Accommodation and food services1,8366.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,7025.8%
Other services1,3324.6%
Transportation and warehousing1,2844.4%
Public administration1,0633.6%
Finance and insurance8532.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7712.6%
Wholesale trade6382.2%
Information5491.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing4931.7%
Utilities4921.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3141.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2450.8%
Management270.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction90.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Laurens County, SC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,0182.99%
Puerto Rican6751.00%
Cuban1420.21%
Dominican890.13%
Total Central American4270.63%
Costa Rican70.01%
Guatemalan1890.28%
Honduran530.08%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian1780.26%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2080.31%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian1670.25%
Ecuadorian90.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan320.05%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2170.32%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1030.15%
Indian720.11%
Filipino560.08%
Korean410.06%
Thai300.04%
Hmong240.04%
Vietnamese160.02%
Laotian140.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English60,37394.9%
Spanish2,6274.1%
Other Asian1460.2%
Other Indo-European1330.2%
German, other Germanic940.1%
Chinese740.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun450.1%
Korean410.1%
Tagalog340.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American6,2439.3%
English6,1989.2%
Irish5,1237.6%
German5,0667.5%
Scotch-Irish1,6752.5%
Scottish1,4522.2%
Italian9581.4%
French6991.0%
Polish6711.0%
European5850.9%
Czech4120.6%
Dutch3750.6%
Swedish3230.5%
Austrian3100.5%
Welsh2880.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen65,82897.6%
Not a citizen1,6282.4%
Native65,17596.6%
Foreign-born2,2813.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Laurens County, SC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,762 5.9%5,353 11.4%16,940 36.1%13,433 28.6%5,563 11.9%2,838 6.1%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,762 5.9%
9-12 Years 5,353 11.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 16,940 36.1%
Some College 13,433 28.6%
Bach. Degree 5,563 11.9%
Grad Degree 2,838 6.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Laurens County, SC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 29,256 27,672 1,584 5.4% 4.9%
1991 29,375 27,674 1,701 5.8% 6.1%
1992 30,090 28,268 1,822 6.1% 6.7%
1993 30,772 28,848 1,924 6.3% 7.3%
1994 30,539 29,000 1,539 5.0% 6.2%
1995 31,308 30,099 1,209 3.9% 5.1%
1996 31,485 29,619 1,866 5.9% 5.7%
1997 30,044 28,888 1,156 3.8% 4.5%
1998 28,949 28,073 876 3.0% 3.6%
1999 27,706 26,709 997 3.6% 4.1%
2000 33,788 32,661 1,127 3.3% 3.7%
2001 34,033 31,788 2,245 6.6% 5.3%
2002 33,401 30,645 2,756 8.3% 6.4%
2003 33,125 30,463 2,662 8.0% 7.2%
2004 33,287 30,709 2,578 7.7% 7.4%
2005 33,239 30,828 2,411 7.3% 7.3%
2006 34,134 31,619 2,515 7.4% 6.9%
2007 33,854 31,258 2,596 7.7% 6.1%
2008 33,187 30,564 2,623 7.9% 7.3%
2009 32,261 28,419 3,842 11.9% 11.4%
2010 30,465 26,667 3,798 12.5% 11.3%
2011 30,490 26,983 3,507 11.5% 10.4%
2012 30,071 27,038 3,033 10.1% 9.0%
2013 29,977 27,475 2,502 8.3% 7.4%
2014 29,878 27,818 2,060 6.9% 6.3%
2015 30,269 28,302 1,967 6.5% 5.9%
2016 29,943 28,417 1,526 5.1% 4.9%
2017 29,685 28,405 1,280 4.3% 4.2%
2018 29,703 28,656 1,047 3.5% 3.4%
2019 29,938 29,078 860 2.9% 2.8%
2020 30,197 28,122 2,075 6.9% 6.2%
2021 29,640 28,382 1,258 4.2% 3.9%
2022 30,069 29,056 1,013 3.4% 3.2%
2023 30,993 30,015 978 3.2% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com