2020 census As of the
2020 census, Easley had a population of 22,921 and 5,571 families. The median age was 42.1 years. 21.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.9 males age 18 and over. 99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas. , of the 22,921 people living in the municipality of Easley, 22,888 live in Pickens County and 33 live in Anderson County. There were 9,750 households in Easley, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.8% were married-couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 10,413 housing units, of which 6.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 17,754 people, 7,227 households, and 5,058 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,932 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 85.35%
White, 11.81%
African American, 0.14%
Native American, 0.52%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 1.25% from
other races, and 0.90% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.82% of the population. There were 7,227 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were
married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,204, and the median income for a family was $47,867. Males had a median income of $35,399 versus $25,443 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $20,965. About 8.4% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Military==