Dalzell vs Lakewood

A side-by-side comparison of Dalzell and Lakewood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lakewood has the higher population (3,154 vs 2,949 in Dalzell). Dalzell has the higher median household income ($52,723 vs $49,255 in Lakewood). Lakewood has the higher median home value ($260,900 vs $155,000 in Dalzell).

Population, income & housing

	Dalzell	Lakewood
Population	2,949	3,154
Median age	28.7 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,723	$49,255
Median home value	$155,000	$260,900
Median gross rent	$961	$928
Housing units	1,275	1,745
Homeownership rate	58.0%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalzell	Lakewood
Population	3,057 → 2,949 (-3.5%)	2,749 → 3,154 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$56,607 → $52,723 (-6.9%)	$41,725 → $49,255 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$118,500 → $155,000 (+30.8%)	$89,100 → $260,900 (+192.8%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $961 (+0.5%)	$763 → $928 (+21.6%)

Dalzell

Population

3,0572,949

Median household income

$56,607$52,723

Median home value

$118,500$155,000

Median gross rent

$956$961

Lakewood

Population

2,7493,154

Median household income

$41,725$49,255

Median home value

$89,100$260,900

Median gross rent

$763$928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalzell	Lakewood
Under 5	12.5%	1.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	13.0%
18 to 24	16.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	19.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	18.1%
45 to 54	5.6%	6.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	18.8%
65 to 74	7.6%	15.7%
75 and over	2.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalzell	Lakewood
White (non-Hispanic)	45.0%	43.4%
Black or African American	41.0%	44.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalzell	Lakewood
No high school diploma	3.0%	10.2%
High school graduate	21.5%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	60.1%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalzell	Lakewood
Drove alone	83.1%	89.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalzell	Lakewood
1-unit, detached	70.8%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	26.4%

Poverty & households

	Dalzell	Lakewood
Poverty rate	13.3%	10.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1990	1986