CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Landrum

South Carolina · 2,347 residents · 2.65 sq mi

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Landrum is a city of 2,347 people in South Carolina. The median age is 37.8, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $45,900. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median rent is $261 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,347

−5%vs 2000

vs 2,472 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

−4%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.65 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(149)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(152)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(153)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(175)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(148)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(307)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(336)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(250)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(248)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(251)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(152)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,733

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,398

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,259 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.0%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,900

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$261

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.7%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.8% in 2000

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81%(2,002)

Black15.7%(387)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(44)

Asian0.5%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.9%(2,063)

Black11%(258)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0.9%(22)

Other0.2%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American4.2%(110)

Salvadoran4.2%(110)

South American1.5%(40)

Peruvian1.5%(40)

Mexican0.7%(19)

Puerto Rican0.6%(17)

Spaniard0.4%(10)

Ancestry

English21.4%(560)

German10.6%(277)

Irish10.5%(275)

American6.4%(168)

Scotch-Irish5%(130)

Scottish4.4%(116)

Polish2.3%(61)

Italian1.7%(45)

French1.7%(44)

Welsh1.3%(34)

French Canadian1.2%(31)

British0.5%(14)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(13)

Dutch0.3%(7)

Russian0.3%(7)

Finnish0.2%(6)

Czech0.2%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.9%

−12.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married29.3%(294)

Married58.2%(584)

Widowed0.6%(6)

Divorced12%(120)

Women 15+

Never married18.4%(228)

Married45.6%(565)

Widowed19.2%(238)

Divorced16.9%(209)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−14.8 ptssince 2013

from 22.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.4%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.9%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% 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)10.8%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.5%(33)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 120 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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