| Official Name: | Scranton, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Name2: | Florence |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 648 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 818.18 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 95 |
| Coordinates: | 33.9175°N -79.7433°W |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29591 |
| Area Code: | 843, 854 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-64600[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1226466[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.05 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.05 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Km2: | 315.73 |
Scranton is a town in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 932 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Scranton is located in southern Florence County at 33.9175°N -79.7433°W (33.917414, -79.743378).[5] U.S. Route 52 passes through the town, leading north to Florence, the county seat, and south 3miles to Lake City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Scranton has a total area of 2.2km2, all land.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 942 people, 314 households, and 226 families residing in the town. The population density was 1132sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 347 housing units at an average density of 417sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 42.36% White, 56.05% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.32% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
There were 314 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 25.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,605, and the median income for a family was $27,292. Males had a median income of $25,600 versus $19,118 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,094. About 23.1% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.0% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.