COMPARING TWO PLACES
Laurens vs Greenwood
PLACE A
Laurens, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Greenwood, South Carolina
Laurens is 59% smaller than Greenwood. Laurens earns more, with a median household income $8,096 higher. Laurens has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
LAURENSGREENWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population9,32722,745−59% vs Greenwood
Population density9141,364−450
Population growth2.1%-2.9%+5.1 pts
Median age42.134.3+7.8
Male47.6%46.1%+1.5 pts
Female52.4%53.9%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born5.9%4.2%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.7%36.6%+14.1 pts
Black37.6%49.8%−12.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.8%10.9%−2.1 pts
Asian0.1%1.2%−1.0 pts
Other2.7%1.6%+1.1 pts
Median household income$49,246$41,150+$8,096
Per capita income$28,457$22,043+$6,414
Poverty rate25.4%21.6%+3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.421+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%17.6%−3.7 pts
Graduate degree4.8%7.2%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%8.7%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation52.8%54.2%−1.4 pts
Median home value$180,700$136,300+$44,400
Median gross rent$833$839−$6
Owner-occupied46.4%43.4%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%10.7%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households52.9%42.5%+10.5 pts
Average commute20.917.9+3.0
Worked from home5.3%3.0%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.6%8.4%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025