Loris is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,637 people and four associated neighborhoods, Loris is the 122nd largest community in South Carolina.Loris is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.35% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Loris is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Loris who work in office and administrative support (29.18%), food service (15.11%), and maintenance occupations (8.54%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Loris, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. 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 35.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Loris is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Loris rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.41% 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 $25,853, 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 $103,412 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, Polish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Loris is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and Polish.
