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 neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Loris is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Loris who work in office and administrative support (21.62%), food service (17.23%), and management occupations (9.01%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Loris. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Loris has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Loris a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Loris is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Loris, the average commute to work is 32.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Loris doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Loris with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.66% of adults in Loris have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. 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.
