Lancaster, SC Demographic Data
Lancaster, SC Summary
Lancaster is located in Lancaster County in South Carolina
- Population: 8,542
- Area: 6.50 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.42 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,314.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 460.96 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lancaster, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,897
55%
50.8
Male
4,074
45%
49.2
Total Population
8,971
323,128,000
Lancaster, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
589
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
548
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
679
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
707
7.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
540
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
924
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,084
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,215
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
707
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
435
4.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
785
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
524
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
234
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,768
75.4%
77.2
Female
3,603
53.2%
51.3
Male
3,165
46.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,347
70.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,828
20.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,543
17.2%
15.2
Female
988
64.0%
55.8
Male
555
36.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Lancaster, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,952
99.8%
96.8
White
4,084
45.5%
72.6
Black or African American
4,514
50.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
10
0.1%
0.8
Asian
35
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
20
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
6
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
9
0.1%
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
3
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
3
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
306
3.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
19
0.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
512
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
266
3.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
21
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
33
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
192
2.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,459
94.3%
82.2
Lancaster, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
329
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
879
14.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,007
34.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,209
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
475
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
657
11.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
352
6.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,208
20.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,700
79.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,009
17.1%
31.2
Lancaster, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,154
44.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,011
28.1%
47.5
Divorced
1,003
14.0%
11.0%
Separated
288
4.0%
2.0
Widowed
699
9.8
5.8%
Lancaster, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,800
93.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
582
6.9%
21.6%
Spanish
528
6.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
45
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
9
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lancaster, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
596
18.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
349
10.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
393
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
390
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
479
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
578
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
170
5.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
185
5.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
48
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
90
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
31,398
57,617
Per capita income
20,139
31,128
Lancaster, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
426
12.4%
9.8
Construction
97
2.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
611
17.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
127
3.7%
6.6
Information
65
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
599
17.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
268
7.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
385
11.2%
11.4
Public administration
99
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
358
10.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
228
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
168
4.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
243
7.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
821
23.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
823
24.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
838
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
707
20.6%
18.1%
Lancaster, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,303
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,891
87.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
231
7.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
20
0.6%
5.1
Walked
57
1.7%
2.7
Other means
47
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
57
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.8
26.6
Lancaster, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
463
14.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,531
46.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
851
26.0%
37.1
3 or more
433
13.2%
21.0
Lancaster, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,278
85.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,611
49.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,667
50.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
570
14.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Lancaster, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,848
1 room
14
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
44
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
234
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
799
20.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,148
29.8%
19.8
6 rooms
623
16.2%
17.8
7 rooms
557
14.5%
12.0
8 rooms
222
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
207
5.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lancaster, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,848
1-unit, detached
2,885
75.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
79
2.1%
5.9
2-units
68
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
289
7.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
304
7.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
42
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
144
3.7%
9.0
Mobile home
37
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lancaster, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
360
9.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
362
9.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
464
12.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
989
25.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
687
17.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
404
10.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
227
5.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
284
7.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
34
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
37
1.0%
1.4%
Lancaster, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,400
42.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
28
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,740
53.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
110
3.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lancaster, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
933
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
0.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
31
3.3%
10.3%
Less than $500
48
5.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
111
11.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
347
37.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
389
41.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
443
47.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
72
7.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
123
13.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
104
11.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
191
20.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lancaster, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,480
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
12
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
49
3.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
279
18.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,140
77.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
187
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
682
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
122
8.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
169
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
124
8.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
221
15.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
156
10.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
640
44.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
235
0.0%
0.0%
Lancaster, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,611
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
189
11.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
568
35.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
348
21.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
331
20.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
127
7.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11
0.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
31
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,600
205,000
