Hamer vs Lake View

A side-by-side comparison of Hamer and Lake View: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hamer has the higher population (735 vs 661 in Lake View). Hamer has the higher median household income ($45,417 vs $31,033 in Lake View). Hamer has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $80,000 in Lake View).

Population, income & housing

	Hamer	Lake View
Population	735	661
Median age	37.1 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,417	$31,033
Median home value	$166,700	$80,000
Median gross rent	$796	$703
Housing units	405	396
Homeownership rate	54.0%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamer	Lake View
Population	994 → 735 (-26.1%)	773 → 661 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$77,692 → $45,417 (-41.5%)	$23,250 → $31,033 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$159,500 → $166,700 (+4.5%)	$85,500 → $80,000 (-6.4%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $796 (+42.1%)	$488 → $703 (+44.1%)

Hamer

Population

994735

Median household income

$77,692$45,417

Median home value

$159,500$166,700

Median gross rent

$560$796

Lake View

Population

773661

Median household income

$23,250$31,033

Median home value

$85,500$80,000

Median gross rent

$488$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamer	Lake View
Under 5	6.1%	2.9%
5 to 17	24.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	19.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	18.6%
55 to 64	8.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.8%
75 and over	6.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamer	Lake View
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	66.4%
Black or African American	39.6%	30.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamer	Lake View
No high school diploma	16.7%	9.7%
High school graduate	73.3%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	0.4%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamer	Lake View
Drove alone	81.5%	86.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamer	Lake View
1-unit, detached	41.0%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.0%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Hamer	Lake View
Poverty rate	30.4%	27.2%
Average household size	2.17	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	2004	1970