Lancaster County, SC Demographic Data
Lancaster County, SC Summary
Lancaster County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 79,089
- Area: 555.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 549.16 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.96 sq. miles
- Population Density: 142.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 529.53 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lancaster County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
45,011
50%
50.8
Male
44,583
50%
49.2
Total Population
89,594
323,128,000
Lancaster County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
5,446
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
5,500
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
5,381
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,312
4.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
5,256
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
9,910
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
12,496
13.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
11,572
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
5,224
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,695
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
10,968
12.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,142
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,692
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
70,282
78.4%
77.2
Female
36,234
51.6%
51.3
Male
34,048
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
67,715
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
21,520
24.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
17,802
19.9%
15.2
Female
9,823
55.2%
55.8
Male
7,979
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Lancaster County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
89,020
99.4%
96.8
White
64,846
72.4%
72.6
Black or African American
20,723
23.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
412
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,039
3.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
574
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,668
5.2%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
84,926
94.8%
82.2
Lancaster County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,247
3.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,082
9.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
20,997
33.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
10,897
17.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,549
10.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
11,551
18.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,376
8.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
8,329
13.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
55,370
86.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16,927
26.5%
31.2
Lancaster County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
21,185
28.9%
33.7%
Now Married
36,008
49.1%
47.5
Divorced
7,190
9.8%
11.0%
Separated
1,957
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
6,927
9.5
5.8%
Lancaster County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
78.4
Languages other than english
21.6
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Lancaster County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,132
6.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,059
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,121
9.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,526
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,488
13.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,647
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,059
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,651
11.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,960
6.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,987
6.1%
6.4
Median household income
56,216
57,617
Per capita income
28,913
31,128
Lancaster County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
236
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,520
7.2%
9.8
Construction
1,943
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,590
18.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,392
6.8%
6.6
Information
907
2.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,355
15.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,804
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,078
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
1,246
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
6,671
19.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,389
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
921
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,563
7.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
10,858
31.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,258
15.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
10,066
28.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
6,307
18.0%
18.1%
Lancaster County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
0
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5.1
Walked
2.7
Other means
1.8
Worked at home
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.0
26.6
Lancaster County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,375
4.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
10,054
30.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
14,800
45.4%
37.1
3 or more
6,401
19.6%
21.0
Lancaster County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
32,630
90.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
27,252
83.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,378
16.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,439
9.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.5
Lancaster County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
36,069
1 room
120
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
676
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
925
2.6%
9.1
4 rooms
3,792
10.5%
16.5
5 rooms
8,083
22.4%
19.8
6 rooms
7,806
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
6,586
18.3%
12.0
8 rooms
3,269
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,812
13.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lancaster County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
36,069
1-unit, detached
28,468
78.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,447
4.0%
5.9
2-units
550
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
417
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
326
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
184
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
663
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
4,014
11.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lancaster County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,197
3.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,731
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,617
4.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,454
12.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,175
8.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,260
11.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,419
9.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
9,334
25.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,165
8.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,717
7.5%
1.4%
Lancaster County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Lancaster County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
17,055
47295100.0
Less than $500
516
3.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
605
3.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
769
4.5%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,191
7.0%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,792
16.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
5,251
30.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,931
34.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
8,755
51.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,231
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,627
9.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,053
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,280
19.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
109
0.0%
0.0%
Lancaster County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
637
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,163
23.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
255
5.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
588
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
725
14.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
345
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,857
37.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
445
0.0%
0.0%
Lancaster County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
27,252
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,619
9.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,372
16.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,992
14.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,595
13.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
6,666
24.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4,395
16.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,575
5.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
38
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
184,000
205,000
