Landrum, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,620
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
48.9
3.82% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
19.5%
4.88% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$44,238
7.48% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$215,000
10.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,078
3.65% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Landrum, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Landrum, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Landrum, SC was $215,000, and the homeownership rate was 77.8%.

Most people in Landrum, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Landrum, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaSpartanburg County, SCSpartanburg, SCSpartanburg County (North)--Landrum City PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Landrum, SC is home to a population of 2.62k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.69% of Landrum, SC residents were born outside of the country (123 people).

In 2024, there were 11.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.28k people) in Landrum, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 194 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 118 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%
2024 Citizenship
97.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Landrum, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Landrum, SC was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Landrum, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.28k ± 192
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    194 ± 177
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    118 ± 90
8.05%
Hispanic Population
211 people

In 2024, there were 11.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.28k people) in Landrum, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 194 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 118 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.05% of the people in Landrum, SC are hispanic (211 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Landrum, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.69%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
123 people
3.82%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
98 people

As of 2024, 4.69% of Landrum, SC residents (123 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Landrum, SC was 3.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    33 ± 33
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    22 ± 28
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    13 ± 27

Landrum, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Landrum, SC employs 1.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Landrum, SC were Manufacturing (240 people), Retail Trade (180 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($98,375), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,875), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.08k
2024 Value
± 182
3.65%
1 Year growth
± 22.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Landrum, SC grew at a rate of 3.65%, from 1.04k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Landrum, SC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (139 people), Production Occupations (108 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (107 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Landrum, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.08k
2024 Value
± 182
3.65%
1 Year growth
± 22.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Landrum, SC grew at a rate of 3.65%, from 1.04k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Landrum, SC, are Manufacturing (240 people), Retail Trade (180 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Landrum, SC, though some of these residents may live in Landrum, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,469
Median earning men ± $13,764
$32,181
Median earning women ± $7,532

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,477), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,625), and Construction ($60,278).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,000), Manufacturing ($45,662), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,804).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.
Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Landrum, SC was $215,000 in 2024, which is 0.646 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $194,700 to $215,000, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Landrum, SC is 77.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Landrum, SC have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Landrum, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$215,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$26,772
$986
Median Property Taxes
±$174

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Landrum, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Landrum, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

77.8%
Homeownership
2024
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.8% of the housing units in Landrum, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,238
Median Household Income
± $14,575
1.27k
Number of Households
± 226

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.27k households in Landrum, SC grew to $44,238 from the previous year's value of $41,161.

The following chart displays the households in Landrum, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Landrum, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.8%)
  2. Carpooled (11.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.96%)

In 2024, 76.8% of workers in Landrum, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (7.96%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Landrum, SC have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.58% of the workforce in Landrum, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Landrum, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Landrum, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Landrum, SC (511 out of 2.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Landrum, SC is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.8% of the population of Landrum, SC has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans, 14.8% on Medicaid, 20.1% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 1.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.5% were men and 55.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.8% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 25% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.5% were men and 55.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.21%
Uninsured
41.1%
Employer Coverage
14.8%
Medicaid
20.1%
Medicare
15.2%
Non-Group
1.49%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Landrum, SC declined by 5.63% from 7.64% to 7.21%.

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