Harleyville is a city of 592 people in South Carolina. The median age is 51.1, about 12 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The poverty rate is 25.9%, above the 12.5% national rate. The foreign-born share is 1%. The typical home is worth $199,600, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,844, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 100%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harleyville
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.1% → 8.5%(−3.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age34.3 → 51.1(+16.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share80.5% → 73.6%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)7.7%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.1%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era56.4%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 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
Harleyville, decade by decade
Harleyville 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
630
$45,901
$135,844
12.1%
39.4
2000
594
$48,086
$100,009
12.5%
62.7
2010
677
$61,814
$137,815
10.1%
60.0
2020
666
$47,346
$173,564
12.5%
65.9
2024
592
$64,844
$199,600
8.5%
50.7
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.
