Latest news about poverty in Laurens, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
22.4% of Laurens, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 37.8% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 9.2% of high school graduates and 53.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 68.4%. For comparison, it was 34.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Laurens, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Laurens:
22.4%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Laurens:
10.2%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Laurens:
26.4%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 19.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Laurens:
24.6%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
68.4%
Residents above poverty level:
34.3%
Poverty by age in Laurens, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Laurens,SC (percentage below poverty level)
73.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
40.0%6 to 11 years
2.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
37.0%16 and 17 years
25.0%18 to 24 years
4.0%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
22.0%45 to 54 years
27.0%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Laurens,SC (percentage below poverty level)
83.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
53.5%6 to 11 years
20.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
34.7%18 to 24 years
42.0%25 to 34 years
17.9%35 to 44 years
14.9%45 to 54 years
16.9%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
12.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Laurens,SC (% below half of poverty level)
11.3%Under 6 years
33.6%6 to 11 years
8.2%12 to 17 years
18.3%18 to 24 years
9.4%25 to 34 years
7.0%35 to 44 years
11.1%45 to 54 years
7.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
6.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Laurens, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Laurens, SC (%)
16.0%White
34.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
1.0%Other race
15.0%2+ races
1.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Laurens, SC (absolute numbers)
837White
1,109Black
7American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
2Other race
422+ races
22.7%Below poverty level
77.3%Above poverty level
0.3%Below poverty level
99.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Laurens, SC
Children below poverty level:
Laurens, South Carolina:
41.9%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Laurens:
9.2%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Laurens:
53.5%
South Carolina:
28.6%
14.1%Married-couple family
11.6%Male, no wife present
74.3%Female, no husband present
2.4%Worked full-time, year-round
21.2%Worked part-time
76.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
18.9%One part-time, other didn't work
81.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
9.6%1995 to 1998
7.7%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
5.1%1970 to 1979
25.0%1960 to 1969
30.1%1950 to 1959
17.3%1940 to 1949
5.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
4.6%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
5.9%1980 to 1989
14.7%1970 to 1979
21.3%1960 to 1969
20.9%1950 to 1959
14.4%1940 to 1949
12.1%1939 or earlier
Discuss Laurens, South Carolina (SC) on our hugely popular South Carolina forum.
