Lincolnville vs Meggett

A side-by-side comparison of Lincolnville and Meggett: population, income, housing, and more.

Lincolnville and Meggett are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Meggett has the higher population (1,274 vs 835 in Lincolnville). Meggett has the higher median household income ($96,032 vs $36,538 in Lincolnville). Meggett has the higher median home value ($594,800 vs $220,600 in Lincolnville).

Population, income & housing

	Lincolnville	Meggett
Population	835	1,274
Median age	47.6 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,538	$96,032
Median home value	$220,600	$594,800
Median gross rent	$610	—
Housing units	460	718
Homeownership rate	57.6%	96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	46.4%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincolnville	Meggett
Population	2,133 → 835 (-60.9%)	1,034 → 1,274 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$22,717 → $36,538 (+60.8%)	$56,250 → $96,032 (+70.7%)
Median home value	$99,900 → $220,600 (+120.8%)	$344,600 → $594,800 (+72.6%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $610 (-21.3%)	—

Lincolnville

Population

2,133835

Median household income

$22,717$36,538

Median home value

$99,900$220,600

Median gross rent

$775$610

Meggett

Population

1,0341,274

Median household income

$56,250$96,032

Median home value

$344,600$594,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincolnville	Meggett
Under 5	3.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	3.3%
25 to 34	4.9%	2.6%
35 to 44	15.2%	16.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	16.2%	14.8%
75 and over	11.6%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincolnville	Meggett
White (non-Hispanic)	37.1%	88.6%
Black or African American	49.9%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincolnville	Meggett
No high school diploma	17.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	32.7%	19.5%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	36.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincolnville	Meggett
Drove alone	65.0%	72.6%
Carpooled	23.7%	17.5%
Public transit	4.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincolnville	Meggett
1-unit, detached	40.2%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.8%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Lincolnville	Meggett
Poverty rate	31.6%	8.9%
Average household size	2.14	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	35	36
Median year structure built	1992	1990