Florence County vs Lancaster County

A side-by-side comparison of Florence County and Lancaster County: population, income, housing, and more.

Florence County and Lancaster County are counties in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Florence County has the higher population (136,921 vs 100,905 in Lancaster County). Lancaster County has the higher median household income ($74,751 vs $56,650 in Florence County). Lancaster County has the higher median home value ($298,100 vs $165,500 in Florence County).

Population, income & housing

	Florence County	Lancaster County
Population	136,921	100,905
Median age	39.2 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,650	$74,751
Median home value	$165,500	$298,100
Median gross rent	$908	$892
Housing units	61,418	42,696
Homeownership rate	64.5%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	31.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence County	Lancaster County
Population	138,475 → 136,921 (-1.1%)	92,308 → 100,905 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$47,058 → $56,650 (+20.4%)	$58,849 → $74,751 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$131,900 → $165,500 (+25.5%)	$199,800 → $298,100 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $908 (+17.6%)	$776 → $892 (+14.9%)

Florence County

Population

138,475136,921

Median household income

$47,058$56,650

Median home value

$131,900$165,500

Median gross rent

$772$908

Lancaster County

Population

92,308100,905

Median household income

$58,849$74,751

Median home value

$199,800$298,100

Median gross rent

$776$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florence County	Lancaster County
Under 5	5.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.5%
75 and over	7.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence County	Lancaster County
White (non-Hispanic)	49.9%	68.2%
Black or African American	42.9%	19.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence County	Lancaster County
No high school diploma	12.3%	11.0%
High school graduate	33.4%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence County	Lancaster County
Drove alone	81.1%	73.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	0.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.4%	16.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence County	Lancaster County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	2.6%
20 or more units	2.5%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Florence County	Lancaster County
Poverty rate	18.3%	12.3%
Average household size	2.54	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1985	1998