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Lancaster, SC Urban Area

23,741 Population
22.4 square miles 1,061.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$27,886 ±$2,571 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$50,335 ±$5,168 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

20.6% ±4.4% (4,870  ±1,084) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

26.1 minutes ±1.7 (252,865  ±28,564) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

9,630 ±658 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.2 (23,582  ±1,567) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

7.1% ±3.4% (411  ±202) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

10,654 ±664 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$169,400 ±$15,229 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

6.9% ±1.8% (1,612  ±438.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

82% ±3.6% (13,428  ±1,023.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
16.7% ±2.9% (2,741  ±502) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

6.3% ±1.7% (1,496  ±413) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.3% ±1.8% (1,329  ±340) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,329 Total veterans ±340 1,153 Male ±289 176 Female ±149

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