COMPARING TWO PLACES
Laurens vs Carroll
PLACE A
Laurens, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Carroll, Ohio
Laurens is 1751% larger than Carroll. Carroll earns more, with a median household income $25,442 higher. Laurens has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -4%).
LAURENSCARROLLDIFFERENCE
Total population9,327504+1751% vs Carroll
Population density914801+112
Population growth2.1%-4.4%+6.5 pts
Median age42.145.5−3.4
Male47.6%53.3%−5.7 pts
Female52.4%46.7%+5.7 pts
Foreign-born5.9%0.3%+5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.7%93.4%−42.7 pts
Black37.6%0.0%+37.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.8%1.0%+7.8 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other2.7%5.5%−2.9 pts
Median household income$49,246$74,688−$25,442
Per capita income$28,457$42,314−$13,857
Poverty rate25.4%5.0%+20.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.355+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%30.7%−16.8 pts
Graduate degree4.8%10.1%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%1.6%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation52.8%72.7%−20.0 pts
Median home value$180,700$276,100−$95,400
Median gross rent$833$947−$114
Owner-occupied46.4%68.4%−22.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%4.3%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households52.9%48.8%+4.1 pts
Average commute20.928.1−7.3
Worked from home5.3%14.5%−9.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.6%10.3%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025