CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hartsville

South Carolina · 8,372 residents · 5.99 sq mi

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Hartsville is a city of 8,372 people in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 23.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $53,800. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Median rent is $285 a month. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 19%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,372

+11%vs 2000

vs 7,556 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(616)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(526)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(672)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.8%(818)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(482)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(1,261)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,161)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(752)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(777)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(776)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(428)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(103)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,218

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,063 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,819

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,318 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,800

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$285

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $395 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.6%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.9% in 2000

39.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.8%(4,213)

Black42.2%(3,187)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(63)

Asian0.6%(47)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic56.6%(4,739)

Black43%(3,604)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(16)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0.3%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.1%(8)

Puerto Rican0.1%(4)

South American0.1%(4)

Colombian0.1%(4)

Mexican0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino2.7%(202)

Korean0.4%(31)

Ancestry

English14.2%(1,057)

German7.3%(540)

Irish5.1%(375)

Scotch-Irish4.2%(315)

Scottish2.7%(201)

American2.3%(168)

Italian1.7%(126)

West Indian1.2%(89)

Jamaican1.2%(89)

Welsh1%(76)

French0.8%(58)

Belgian0.7%(49)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.6%(45)

Subsaharan African0.4%(33)

Norwegian0.3%(22)

Swedish0.2%(15)

Arab0.2%(14)

Lebanese0.2%(14)

Dutch0.2%(12)

Polish0.2%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Austrian0.1%(6)

Greek0.1%(5)

British0%(3)

Canadian0%(3)

Czech0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.0%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 12.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.8%(1,160)

Married36.5%(867)

Widowed6.2%(147)

Divorced8.6%(204)

Women 15+

Never married50.4%(1,721)

Married29%(990)

Widowed7.2%(247)

Divorced13.3%(454)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.4%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)5.4%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(34)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era64.6%(168)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.7%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 260 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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