Hartsville is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 7,399 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hartsville is the 63rd largest community in South Carolina.

Of important note, Hartsville is also a city of artists. Hartsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hartsville’s character.

Being a small city, Hartsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Hartsville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.15% of adults in Hartsville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Hartsville in 2022 was $27,756, 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 $111,024 for a family of four. However, Hartsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hartsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hartsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hartsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hartsville include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Hartsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.