Living in Laurens School District 55, South Carolina

Overview

A total of 14,785 households are located in Laurens School District 55 area. Among them, 4,498 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.94 people. The total number of children in the region is 9,924 and 7,237 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (626) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (1,816) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Laurens School District 55, South Carolina
Household	14,785
Population	37,055
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,498 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,924
Total Students	7,237
Pre-Kindergarten	207
Kindergarten	710
Grade 1-8	3,501
Grade 9-12	1,673
College/Graduate School	1,146
Veterans	29,564
Non-citizen	626
Non-English Home Language	1,816
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

30,402 residents are over the age of 16 and 17,648 people are in labor force. Among them, 17,621 people are in civilian labor force and 27 are in armed labor force. 16,399 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Laurens School District 55 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,189	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	13,374	82.61%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,146	13.26%
Public transportation	18	0.11%
Walked	79	0.49%
Other method	154	0.95%
Worked from home	418	2.58%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,399	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,188	25.54%
Service	2,920	17.81%
Sales and office	3,200	19.51%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,687	10.29%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,404	26.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,399	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	144	0.88%
Construction	1,098	6.70%
Manufacturing	4,621	28.18%
Wholesale trade	317	1.93%
Retail trade	1,828	11.15%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	953	5.81%
Information	227	1.38%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	710	4.33%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,101	6.71%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,785	16.98%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,362	8.31%
Other services, except public administration	618	3.77%
Public administration	635	3.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,399	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,527	82.49%
Government workers	2,133	13.01%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	723	4.41%
Unpaid family workers	16	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,837 for the 14,785 households in Laurens School District 55 area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $29,499. 32,913 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.69%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,785	-
Less than $10,000	1,238	8.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	959	6.49%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,740	11.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,658	11.21%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,577	17.43%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,735	18.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,775	12.01%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,427	9.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	403	2.73%
More than $200,000	273	1.85%
Median Household Income	$44,723	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,837	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,483	-
Less than $10,000	611	5.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	434	4.14%
$15,000 - $24,999	929	8.86%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,097	10.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,979	18.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,126	20.28%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,401	13.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,290	12.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	378	3.61%
More than $200,000	238	2.27%

Median Family Income	$51,863	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,275	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,499	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,669	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,669	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	37,109	-
With health insurance coverage	32,913	88.69%
Public coverage	15,592	42.02%
Private health insurance	22,431	60.45%
Without health insurance coverage	4,196	11.31%

Housing

There are 17,728 housing units in Laurens School District 55 area, South Carolina with 14,785 units (83.40%) occupied. 10,348 houses (69.99%) are occupied by owner and 4,437 houses (30.01%) are rented. The average housing value is $107,800 and the average rental cost is $742. 259 houses (1.46%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,794 houses (10.12%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,728	-
Occupied	14,785	83.40%
Owner Occupied	10,348	69.99%
Renter Occupied	4,437	30.01%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,957	61.81%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	145	0.82%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,253	7.07%
Mobile Homes	5,346	30.16%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	27	0.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,728	-
Built 2014 or later	259	1.46%
Built 2010 - 2013	505	2.85%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,964	11.08%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,138	23.34%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,433	19.36%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,352	13.27%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,983	11.19%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,300	7.33%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,794	10.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,728	-
1 room	220	1.24%
2 rooms	258	1.46%
3 rooms	635	3.58%
4 rooms	3,329	18.78%
5 rooms	4,660	26.29%
6 rooms	3,458	19.51%
7 rooms	2,463	13.89%
8 rooms	1,325	7.47%
9 rooms or more	1,380	7.78%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,728	-
no bedroom	255	1.44%
1 bedroom	881	4.97%
2 bedrooms	4,972	28.05%
3 bedrooms	8,792	49.59%
4 bedrooms	2,322	13.10%
5 bedrooms or more	506	2.85%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,348	-
Less than $50,000	2,007	19.40%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,862	27.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,770	17.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,250	12.08%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,474	14.24%
$300,000 - $499,999	654	6.32%
$500,000 - $999,999	214	2.07%
$1,000,000 or more	117	1.13%
Median House Value	$107,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,821	-
Less than $500	535	14.00%
$500 - $999	2,635	68.96%
$1,000 - $1,499	520	13.61%
$1,500 - $1,999	45	1.18%
$2,000 - $2,499	70	1.83%
$2,500 - $2,999	16	0.42%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$742	-

Demographic

A total of 37,657 people lives in Laurens School District 55 area, South Carolina with 18,474 male and 19,183 female. The males to female ratio is 49.06 to 50.94. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,657	-
Male	18,474	49.06%
Female	19,183	50.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,657	-
Under 5 years	2,349	6.24%
5 - 9 years	2,230	5.92%
10 - 14 years	2,187	5.81%
15 - 19 years	2,171	5.77%
20 - 24 years	2,160	5.74%
25 - 34 years	4,510	11.98%
35 - 44 years	4,710	12.51%
45 - 54 years	5,098	13.54%
55 - 59 years	2,901	7.70%
60 - 64 years	2,445	6.49%
65 - 74 years	4,140	10.99%
75 - 84 years	1,979	5.26%
85 years and older	777	2.06%
Median Age	41.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,657	-
One Race	36,637	97.29%
White	26,578	70.58%
Black or African American	9,033	23.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native	98	0.26%
Asian	143	0.38%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	34	0.09%
Other	751	1.99%

Two or more races	1,020	2.71%
White and Black or African American	582	1.55%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	181	0.48%
White and Asian	89	0.24%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Laurens School District 55 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic