Easley is home to 24,841 people in South Carolina. 7,087 more people live here than in 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%. There are 1,889 people per square mile. Median rent is $947 a month. The typical home is worth $263,500, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,299, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Easley
What changed most since 1990
White share85.8% → 77.9%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population15,224 → 24,841(+63%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share12.7% → 7.4%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Easley's population equals 18% of Pickens County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 26% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 30% 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)24.7%(338)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(174)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.4%(595)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(83)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,371 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
Easley, decade by decade
Easley 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
15,224
$64,019
$147,364
16.2%
31.0
2000
17,754
$69,595
$173,604
20.8%
35.0
2010
19,993
$65,085
$198,523
21.9%
41.7
2020
22,921
$67,456
$213,319
27.6%
51.1
2024
24,841
$66,299
$263,500
31.9%
47.0
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.
