Scranton, South Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	786
Male Share of the Population	51.1%
Female Share of the Population	48.9%
Senior Citizens	31%
Employed Population 16+	241
Age of the Population	50

Families

% of people married	29.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	4.2%
Median Earnings25+	$30,161
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$23,269

Wealth

Median Family Income	$49,028
% Above Poverty Level	76%
% Below Poverty Level	24%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	6.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.1%
% Using Public Transportation	0.8%

Housing

People Living Alone	37.4%
Median Gross Rent	$651
Median House Value	$93,300

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	55.5%
English	5.6%
Irish	2.5%
Italian	1.1%
German	1.1%
West Indian	1%
Jamaican	0.5%
Haitian	0.5%
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Scranton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Florence County
Standard Zip Codes	29591
Phone Area Codes	843
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	33.91
Approximate Longitude	-79.74

Scranton Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LAKE CITY 2 SE
Distance	4.7 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 56 F
Apr Temp	47 to 76 F
Jul Temp	69 to 92 F
Oct Temp	50 to 76 F
Annual Precip	49.1 inches

Station	DARLINGTON
Distance	27.6 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 56 F
Apr Temp	51 to 77 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	52 to 76 F
Annual Precip	46.9 inches

Station	MANNING
Distance	31.9 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 55 F
Apr Temp	50 to 77 F
Jul Temp	71 to 93 F
Oct Temp	52 to 76 F
Annual Precip	49.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Coward	711	$45,500
Johnsonville	1,596	$69,808
Lake City	6,658	$33,385
Olanta	561	$39,000
Pamplico	1,091	$45,833
Turbeville	1,002	$43,750

Scranton Public Schools

Scranton Elementary
1649 Us 52 Highway
ZIP: 29591
(843) 389-2531
Primary
Total Enrollment 389

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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