CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Scranton

South Carolina · 886 residents · 0.79 sq mi

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With 886 people, Scranton is a city in South Carolina. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $34,900. The median age is 28.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 26%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

886

−6%vs 2000

vs 942 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.4

−28%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.79 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024733

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(81)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.7%(104)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(55)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(59)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.9%(194)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(117)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(60)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(68)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(49)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(19)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,444

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,605 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,199

−45%vs 2000

vs $13,094 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,900

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$256

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic41.7%(393)

Black55.8%(526)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.5%(545)

Black38.5%(341)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

American13.5%(99)

English7.6%(56)

Irish3.7%(27)

British0.5%(4)

French Canadian0.4%(3)

German0.3%(2)

Italian0.1%(1)

Welsh0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest British population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.4%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 21.8 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 married31%(67)

Married43.1%(93)

Widowed2.8%(6)

Divorced23.1%(50)

Women 15+

Never married50.4%(199)

Married27.8%(110)

Widowed13.9%(55)

Divorced7.8%(31)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.8%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

48.0%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

33.2%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.9%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II19.2%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 26 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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