South Carolina · Census place 40615
Laurens city, SC
Quick answer
Laurens city has 9,307 residents, ranking #66 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $55,207, the median home is worth $139,800 and median gross rent runs $795 a month.
- Population
- 9,307Laurens city residents
- Median household income
- $55,207Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $139,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $795Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Laurens city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Laurens city median would spend about 17.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22% of residents and 45.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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