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Lancaster, SC

8,921 Population
7.2 square miles 1,238.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,460 ±$3,228 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $46,738 ±$367
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$46,311 ±$4,860 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $83,304 ±$782
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.2% ±7% (1,874  ±622) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.6% 289,365 (±0.3% / ±8,180)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.4 minutes ±1.1 (88,510  ±9,819) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.6 29,173,704 (±0.2 / ±290,543)
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,646 ±313 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,076,260 ±2,987
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (8,810  ±57) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,731,173 (±0 / ±678)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.9% ±6.1% (170  ±134) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 36,009 (±0.2% / ±1,635)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,141 ±304 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,165,208 ±416
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$239,100 ±$40,193 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $356,400 ±$2,179
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15% ±5.7% (1,318  ±503) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.7% 347,558 (±0.3% / ±7,978.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.2% ±7.8% (5,083  ±572) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 90.6% 1,713,442 (±0.6% / ±10,849)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.1% ±4.2% (1,337  ±276.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39.9% 754,028 (±0.4% / ±6,670.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.1% ±4.5% (897  ±402) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.9% 328,237
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±2.1% (374  ±143) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.1% 129,757 (±0.1% / ±2,723)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
374 Total veterans ±143 345 Male ±137 29 Female ±46

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