Scranton is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 862 people and just one neighborhood, Scranton is the 186th largest community in South Carolina.
Scranton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Scranton is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Scranton who work in food service (13.11%), sales jobs (11.07%), and office and administrative support (9.02%).
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Scranton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Scranton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Scranton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Scranton may be for you.
One downside of living in Scranton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.94 minutes every day commuting to work.
The population of Scranton has a very low overall level of education: only 6.31% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Scranton in 2018 was $17,844, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,376 for a family of four.
Scranton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scranton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scranton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Scranton include English, Scots-Irish, Irish, Italian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Scranton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2020.
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Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2019 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2020 data?
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to SC* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Johnsonville Elementary School
160 East Marion Street Johnsonville, SC 29555 |
PK-04 | ||
Johnsonville High School
237 Georgetown Highway Johnsonville, SC 29555 |
09-12 | ||
Johnsonville Middle School
415 Maple Street Johnsonville, SC 29555 |
05-08 | ||
Scranton Elementary School
1649 Us 52 Highway Scranton, SC 29591 |
PK-06 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 100.0% | 61.7% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 100.0% | 57.6% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 4.1% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 84.4% | 61.7% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 83.5% | 57.6% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 0.9% | 4.1% |
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