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% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

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Races in Laurens County, South Carolina:

Median resident age:	36.2 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 33,641	(48.4%)
Females: 35,926	(51.6%)

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Laurens County:	2.5 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,117
South Carolina:	$43,329

This county:	$341
State:	$498

Laurens County:	$86,000
South Carolina:	$133,900

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 18
• Assaults: 264
• Burglaries: 516
• Thefts: 865
• Auto thefts: 180

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 28
• Assaults: 301
• Burglaries: 444
• Thefts: 899
• Auto thefts: 171

Laurens County:	21.9%
South Carolina:	15.0%

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	14.1%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.5%

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: Abbeville County , Anderson County , Greenville County , Greenwood County , Newberry County , Spartanburg County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Laurens County: Ridge Road Hunt Camp (A), Sign Board Crossroads (B), Philson Crossroads Rifle Range (C), Lakeside Country Club (D), Pool Town (E), Tip Top Lookout (F), Tip Top Hunt Camp (G), Laurens County Home (H), Hopewell Community House (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Western Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Laurens County include: Princeton Baptist Church (A), Popular Springs Church (B), Poplar Springs Baptist Church (C), Lydia Pentecostal Church (D), Highland Home Church (E), Lydia Church of God (F), Lydia Baptist Church (G), Pleasant Grove Church (H), Bonds Crossroads Pentecostal Holiness CHurch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cheek Cemetery (1), Highland Home Cemetery (2), Cedar Grove Cemetery (3), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (4), Green Pond Cemetery (5), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (6), Bolt Family Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Industrial Waste Pond (A), Bedenbaugh Pond Number One (B), Bedenbaughs Pond Number Two (C), Blackmonds Pond (D), Bob Jones Farm Pond (E), Boyd Millpond (F), Boyds Mill Reservoir (G), Boyds Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flannigans Branch (A), Langston Branch (B), Millers Fork (C), Mill Creek (D), Rabon Creek (E), Stillhouse Branch (F), Stoddard Creek (G), Horse Creek (H), Strouds Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Laurens County: Laurens County PArk (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.4%
South Carolina:	11.6%

Current college students: 2,822
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,087 (28% naturalized citizens)

Laurens County:	1.6%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,734
• One, attached: 170
• Two: 355
• 3 or 4: 476
• 5 to 9: 778
• 10 to 19: 156
• 20 or more: 259
• Mobile homes: 10,156
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 155

Housing units in Laurens County with a mortgage: 6,707 (698 second mortgage, 896 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,778

Here:	58.4% with mortgage
State:	66.8% with mortgage

Laurens County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 75 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 43 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Laurens County-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.6 miles away from Laurens County center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from Laurens County center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from the county center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from Laurens County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 24,508 (80%) Carpooled: 4,778 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 64 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 32 (0%) Bicycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 573 (2%) Other means: 232 (1%) Worked at home: 451 (1%)

5.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.68%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.99% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($21,119 average AGI)
1.69% relocated from other states ($9,465 average AGI)

Laurens County:	1.69%
South Carolina average:	4.33%

from Greenville County, SC	1.89% ($30,141 average AGI)
from Greenwood County, SC	0.48% ($26,963)
from Spartanburg County, SC	0.48% ($39,123)
from Anderson County, SC	0.20% ($32,409)
from Newberry County, SC	0.15% ($21,588)
from Pickens County, SC	0.14% ($23,281)
from Richland County, SC	0.10% ($27,429)

5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,430 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.51% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($22,016 average AGI)
1.33% relocated to other states ($6,414 average AGI)

Laurens County:	1.33%
South Carolina average:	3.21%

to Greenville County, SC	2.07% ($28,688 average AGI)
to Greenwood County, SC	0.57% ($28,192)
to Spartanburg County, SC	0.47% ($29,981)
to Anderson County, SC	0.22% ($27,250)
to Richland County, SC	0.19% ($28,024)
to Newberry County, SC	0.18% ($31,282)
to Lexington County, SC	0.11% ($31,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,296 (7,481 aged, 2,815 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 58,379 (13,300 male householders, 5,615 female householders)

  13,732 spouses, 20,182 children (18,363 natural, 357 adopted, 1,462 stepchildren), 2,159 grandchildren, 709 brothers or sisters, 438 parents, 993 other relatives, 1,251 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,559 (3,387 male householders (2,785 living alone)), 3,977 female householders (3,687 living alone)), 1,195 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,629 (1,124 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,013 2-persons, 4,797 3-persons, 3,780 4-persons, 1,575 5-persons, 499 6-persons, 251 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,472 1-person, 719 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 31 5-persons.

96.4% of residents of Laurens County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $327,582,000 ($4665 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

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

62% of Laurens County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in South Carolina.

Laurens County:	62.0%
State average:	56.8%

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

• This state: 55487
• Northeast: 2473
• Midwest: 1917
• South: 7689
• West: 647

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,300

Here:	8.4%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Here:	8.7%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Here:	45.7%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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