Lockhart vs Union

A side-by-side comparison of Lockhart and Union: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Union has the higher population (8,047 vs 411 in Lockhart). Lockhart has the higher median household income ($37,188 vs $34,112 in Union). Union has the higher median home value ($103,400 vs $34,900 in Lockhart).

Population, income & housing

	Lockhart	Union
Population	411	8,047
Median age	39.7 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,188	$34,112
Median home value	$34,900	$103,400
Median gross rent	$744	$789
Housing units	208	4,458
Homeownership rate	77.8%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lockhart	Union
Population	390 → 411 (+5.4%)	7,769 → 8,047 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$31,667 → $37,188 (+17.4%)	$33,218 → $34,112 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$40,400 → $34,900 (-13.6%)	$80,700 → $103,400 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $744 (+15.5%)	$639 → $789 (+23.5%)

Lockhart

Population

390411

Median household income

$31,667$37,188

Median home value

$40,400$34,900

Median gross rent

$644$744

Union

Population

7,7698,047

Median household income

$33,218$34,112

Median home value

$80,700$103,400

Median gross rent

$639$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lockhart	Union
Under 5	4.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.7%	11.4%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.7%
25 to 34	18.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	4.4%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.6%
75 and over	16.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lockhart	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	49.6%
Black or African American	6.6%	44.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lockhart	Union
No high school diploma	16.0%	19.5%
High school graduate	42.9%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lockhart	Union
Drove alone	89.4%	77.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lockhart	Union
1-unit, detached	97.6%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Lockhart	Union
Poverty rate	13.2%	26.4%
Average household size	2.40	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1938	1965