Hartsville, SC Population

Overview

7,565

Total Population

29.8

Median age

54.96%

Female population %

81.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

72.5

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

106

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hartsville's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hartsville is 29.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hartsville's population under 18 was 30.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hartsville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hartsville, 26.79% were under the age of 15, 23.56% aged 15 to 29, 34.42% aged 30 to 64, 13.02% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 751 more females than males in Hartsville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.96% females and 45.04% males in Hartsville, SC.
The Hartsville, SC gender ratio is 81.9:100 i.e. 81.9 men to 100 women (0.819).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 428.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 511.

Hartsville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hartsville population: 47.90% are White, 49.72% are Black or African American, 0.83% are Asian, 0.38% are some other race and 1.16% are multiracial.
Hartsville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 106 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,459 (98.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hartsville is Black or African American with a population of 3,761 (49.72% of the total population).

Hartsville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 7,865 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hartsville's population decreased by 133 (1.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hartsville's population decreased by 302 (3.91%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hartsville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,420.