With 6,120 people, Darlington is a city in South Carolina. 30.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 51%. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 1% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $33,952, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Darlington
What changed most since 1990
Population7,311 → 6,120(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants60.4% → 52.0%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$44,848 → $33,952(−24%)US over the same years: +14%
Darlington's population equals 9.8% of Darlington County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.3% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 20% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.9%(37)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.6%(19)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.7%(135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.2%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 340 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Darlington, decade by decade
Darlington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,311
$44,848
$106,563
19.1%
63.8
2000
6,720
$45,303
$110,939
19.5%
63.8
2010
6,289
$35,410
$127,601
20.5%
61.6
2020
6,149
$37,011
$149,081
19.1%
64.3
2024
6,120
$33,952
$172,300
19.4%
64.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
