Loris is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,749 people and four associated neighborhoods, Loris is the 122nd largest community in South Carolina.
Loris is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Loris, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Loris is worth considering.
One downside of living in Loris, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.83 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Loris does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Loris rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.66% of adults 25 and older in Loris have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Loris in 2022 was $27,284, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,136 for a family of four. However, Loris contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Loris is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Loris home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Loris residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Loris include English, German, Irish, Polish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Loris is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and Tagalog.