Laurens County, South Carolina Demographics

Laurens County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Laurens County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Laurens County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Laurens County is 16th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Size in square miles

Laurens County is 19th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Laurens County is 19th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Laurens County is 20th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Size Demographics
	Laurens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	66,223	21st	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	713.8	16th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	93.2	21st	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Laurens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	21st	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.9%	23rd	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.0%	19th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Laurens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.4%	39th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.9%	28th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Laurens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	72.2%	13th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	25.7%	32nd	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	34th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	33rd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	11th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	26th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	19th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	68.6%	13th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Laurens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.3%	28th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.8%	22nd	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Laurens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	30,600	21st	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.2%	37th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	24,839	21st	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.7%	28th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$85,600	32nd	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	20th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	133	22nd	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Laurens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$19,330	27th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$38,713	24th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.0%	25th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Laurens County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	938	24th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	15,866	22nd	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,863	23rd	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$370,058	27th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,315	40th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$53,708	24th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732