Elgin vs Lugoff

A side-by-side comparison of Elgin and Lugoff: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lugoff has the higher population (9,475 vs 2,176 in Elgin). Elgin has the higher median household income ($84,219 vs $61,316 in Lugoff). Elgin has the higher median home value ($204,300 vs $201,800 in Lugoff).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Lugoff
Population	2,176	9,475
Median age	35.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,219	$61,316
Median home value	$204,300	$201,800
Median gross rent	$1,288	$793
Housing units	758	3,858
Homeownership rate	90.4%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Lugoff
Population	1,757 → 2,176 (+23.8%)	8,243 → 9,475 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$60,625 → $84,219 (+38.9%)	$52,100 → $61,316 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$147,100 → $204,300 (+38.9%)	$147,200 → $201,800 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,078 → $1,288 (+19.5%)	$691 → $793 (+14.8%)

Elgin

Population

1,7572,176

Median household income

$60,625$84,219

Median home value

$147,100$204,300

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,288

Lugoff

Population

8,2439,475

Median household income

$52,100$61,316

Median home value

$147,200$201,800

Median gross rent

$691$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Lugoff
Under 5	5.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	26.1%	15.7%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.8%	11.0%
75 and over	2.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Lugoff
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	70.2%
Black or African American	15.6%	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Lugoff
No high school diploma	7.4%	7.0%
High school graduate	29.2%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Lugoff
Drove alone	79.9%	80.4%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	10.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Lugoff
1-unit, detached	98.5%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Lugoff
Poverty rate	4.8%	12.4%
Average household size	2.98	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1995	1993