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Lake Swamp CCD, Darlington County, SC

4,298 Population
59.7 square miles 72 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±5.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Darlington County: 41.3 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,225 ±$7,193 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Darlington County: $31,476 ±$2,450
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,564 ±$2,983 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Darlington County: $48,581 ±$3,529
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.6% ±10.3% (886  ±453) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Darlington County: 21.1% † 12,951 (±2.2% / ±1,340)
  • 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)

27 minutes ±3 (49,940  ±12,862) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Darlington County: 22.5 553,425 (±1 / ±33,564)
  • 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

1,825 ±226 Number of households
  • Darlington County: 25,561 ±414
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.4 (4,295  ±457) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Darlington County: 2.4 61,348 (±0 / ±22)
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.2% ±5.1% (37  ±46) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Darlington County: 5.4% † 771 (±1.6% / ±230)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,042 ±264 Number of housing units
  • Darlington County: 29,763 ±50
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$176,200 ±$36,357 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Darlington County: $158,200 ±$7,506
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.1% ±3.4% (259  ±145.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Darlington County: 8.6% † 5,328 (±1.5% / ±898)
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.7% ±6.4% (2,670  ±385.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Darlington County: 87.1% 37,574 (±3.4% / ±1,486.3)
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.6% ±7.6% (665  ±249) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Darlington County: 19.9% 8,574 (±1.7% / ±741.8)
  • 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

N/A Foreign-born population

2.6% ±1.4% (91  ±49) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Darlington County: 5.3% † 2,557 (±0.7% / ±337)
  • about one-third of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
91 Total veterans ±49 63 Male ±40 28 Female ±29

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