Laurens County, South Carolina (SC)

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• • 45,31666.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 14,59121.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,1206.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,2764.8%Two or more races
  • 3620.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1810.3%Asian alone
  • 1000.1%Some other race alone
  • 190.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 209
• Burglaries: 225
• Thefts: 640
• Auto thefts: 151

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 201
• Burglaries: 275
• Thefts: 724
• Auto thefts: 122

Health of residents in Laurens County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Laurens County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $882 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $536 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Laurens County is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $646 a month.

Cities in this county include: Laurens, Clinton, Joanna, Watts Mills, Gray Court, Cross Hill, Waterloo, Mountville, Princeton.

Neighboring counties: Bernalillo County, New Mexico , Kershaw County , Monroe County, Mississippi , Pike County, Arkansas , Meigs County, Tennessee .

Current college students: 2,822
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,336 (30.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 8222010 or later
• 7802000 to 2009
• 3181990 to 1999
• 1811980 to 1989
• 621970 to 1979
• 118Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,338
• Two: 310
• 3 or 4: 542
• 5 to 9: 1,090
• 10 to 19: 233
• 20 to 49: 42
• 50 or more: 41
• Mobile homes: 9,187
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 173

Housing units in Laurens County with a mortgage: 9,704 (627 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 627 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 336

Religion statistics for Laurens County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Laurens County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4241: October 05, 2015, FEMA Id: 4241, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 15, 2005 to December 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1625: January 20, 2006, FEMA Id: 1625, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1451: January 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1451, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• South Carolina Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1313: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1313, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.51% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,282 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.63% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($34,078 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($13,204 average AGI)

Laurens County:	1.87%
South Carolina average:	4.96%

from Greenville County, SC	2.75% ($50,456 average AGI)
from Spartanburg County, SC	0.81% ($36,905)
from Greenwood County, SC	0.56% ($37,878)
from Anderson County, SC	0.32% ($42,320)
from Newberry County, SC	0.20% ($47,333)
from Pickens County, SC	0.12% ($32,793)
from Richland County, SC	0.09% ($42,095)

6.60% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,297 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.21% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($32,449 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($8,847 average AGI)

Laurens County:	1.39%
South Carolina average:	3.47%

to Greenville County, SC	2.23% ($42,522 average AGI)
to Spartanburg County, SC	0.79% ($39,749)
to Greenwood County, SC	0.55% ($48,461)
to Anderson County, SC	0.29% ($47,134)
to Newberry County, SC	0.20% ($39,696)
to Pickens County, SC	0.14% ($25,848)
to Richland County, SC	0.14% ($31,485)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Laurens County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,904 (3,466 living alone), Female householders: 14,944 (3,499 living alone)

• 12,575 spouses (12,508 opposite-sex spouses), 1,154 unmarried partners, (1,098 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,917 children (16,029 natural, 560 adopted, 1,328 stepchildren), 2,181 grandchildren, 1,230 brothers or sisters, 354 parents, 156 foster children, 1,992 other relatives, 1,373 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,185

Size of family households: 8,681 2-persons, 4,892 3-persons, 2,842 4-persons, 1,303 5-persons, 616 6-persons, 491 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,965 1-person, 902 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 42 5-persons.

6,590 married couples with children.
4,429 single-parent households (304 men, 4,125 women).

94.7% of residents of Laurens speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $327,582,000 ($4,665 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,204,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $159,468,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,076,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,494,000
Federal grants: $87,992,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,547,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,007,000 ($6,796,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $186,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,315,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,803,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.18 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

• Year house built in Laurens County, South Carolina
• 4812020 or later
• 3,7002010 to 2019
• 4,4012000 to 2009
• 5,9531990 to 1999
• 4,2431980 to 1989
• 4,6451970 to 1979
• 4,0601960 to 1969
• 1,8051950 to 1959
• 1,0791940 to 1949
• 1,5891939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Laurens County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurens County, South Carolina
• 311 room
• 52 rooms
• 2443 rooms
• 2,7404 rooms
• 4,3315 rooms
• 4,8656 rooms
• 3,1257 rooms
• 1,6168 rooms
• 2,5889+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurens County, South Carolina
• 1581 room
• 7302 rooms
• 7743 rooms
• 1,3214 rooms
• 2,3945 rooms
• 1,4276 rooms
• 1667 rooms
• 2088 rooms
• 1259+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Laurens County, South Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurens County, South Carolina
• 31no bedroom
• 2291 bedroom
• 2,8172 bedrooms
• 11,8783 bedrooms
• 3,6474 bedrooms
• 9435+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurens County, South Carolina
• 195no bedroom
• 1,1961 bedroom
• 2,4202 bedrooms
• 3,1093 bedrooms
• 2774 bedrooms
• 1065+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Laurens County, South Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Laurens County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 530no vehicle
• 4,0511 vehicle
• 7,1162 vehicles
• 4,2953 vehicles
• 2,7314 vehicles
• 8225+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Laurens County in renter-occupied apartments
• 806no vehicle
• 3,7611 vehicle
• 2,1062 vehicles
• 4323 vehicles
• 1984 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

86.5% of Laurens County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in South Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 47,145
• Other state: 17,359
• Northeast: 4,441
• Midwest: 2,826
• South: 8,998
• West: 1,094

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,039
• Number of aged recipients: 156
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,883
• Number of recipients under 18: 395
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,313
• Number of recipients older than 64: 331
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 777
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 879

Laurens County on our top lists:

• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"