Lake Waccamaw, NC Demographic Data
Lake Waccamaw, NC Summary
Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,347
- Area: 3.52 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.51 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 382.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 59.06 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lake Waccamaw, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
813
55%
50.8
Male
678
46%
49.2
Total Population
1,491
323,128,000
Lake Waccamaw, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
46
3.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
85
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
89
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
149
10.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
35
2.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
135
9.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
121
8.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
179
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
81
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
116
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
194
13.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
154
10.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
107
7.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,158
77.7%
77.2
Female
632
54.6%
51.3
Male
526
45.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,097
73.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
526
35.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
455
30.5%
15.2
Female
260
57.1%
55.8
Male
195
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
51
0.0%
0.0
Lake Waccamaw, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,470
98.6%
96.8
White
1,218
81.7%
72.6
Black or African American
162
10.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
83
5.6%
0.8
Asian
2
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
5
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
21
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
21
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
4
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
17
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,470
98.6%
82.2
Lake Waccamaw, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
84
7.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
83
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
247
22.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
218
20.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
111
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
229
21.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
115
10.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
167
15.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
920
84.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
344
31.7%
31.2
Lake Waccamaw, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
408
32.1%
33.7%
Now Married
511
40.2%
47.5
Divorced
105
8.3%
11.0%
Separated
37
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
210
16.5
5.8%
Lake Waccamaw, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,432
99.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
13
0.9%
21.6%
Spanish
8
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lake Waccamaw, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
79
14.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
16
2.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
33
6.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
56
10.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
77
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
64
11.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
77
14.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
107
19.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
52,708
57,617
Per capita income
27,912
31,128
Lake Waccamaw, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
36
7.9%
9.8
Construction
24
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
184
40.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
46
10.1%
6.6
Information
20
4.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
20
4.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
12
2.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
28
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
33
7.2%
4.6
Retail trade
29
6.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
12
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
30
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
247
54.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
24
5.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
114
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
42
9.2%
18.1%
Lake Waccamaw, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
454
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
394
86.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
32
7.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
9
2.0%
5.1
Walked
10
2.2%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
9
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.0
26.6
Lake Waccamaw, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
35
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
169
30.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
193
35.3%
37.1
3 or more
150
27.4%
21.0
Lake Waccamaw, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
547
58.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
380
69.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
167
30.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
393
41.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lake Waccamaw, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
940
1 room
5
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
78
8.3%
9.1
4 rooms
50
5.3%
16.5
5 rooms
321
34.1%
19.8
6 rooms
181
19.3%
17.8
7 rooms
143
15.2%
12.0
8 rooms
103
11.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
59
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lake Waccamaw, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
940
1-unit, detached
843
89.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
0.3%
5.9
2-units
4
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
49
5.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
10
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
4
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
24
2.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lake Waccamaw, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
26
2.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
29
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
124
13.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
140
14.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
229
24.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
141
15.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
128
13.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
84
8.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
39
4.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lake Waccamaw, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2
0.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
115
21.0%
4.7
Electricity
420
76.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lake Waccamaw, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
202
47295100.0
Less than $500
3
1.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
6.4%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
16
7.9%
10.3%
$500 to $999
27
13.4%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
28
13.9%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
51
25.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
64
31.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
69
34.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
27
13.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
5.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
35
17.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
60
29.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Waccamaw, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
131
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
2.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
13
9.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
44
33.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
71
54.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
36
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
763
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
46
37.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
27
22.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4
3.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
1.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
44
35.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
44
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Waccamaw, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
380
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
26
6.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4
1.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
35
9.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
61
16.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
90
23.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
123
32.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
36
9.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
266,700
205,000
