Lake Waccamaw

Population: 1,666
Median household income: $79,844
Median home value: $294,800

Located in Columbus County, North Carolina, Lake Waccamaw is a community with a population of 1,666. At $79,844, its median household income sits above Columbus County's $48,184.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Waccamaw's population declined 3.9% from 1,733 to 1,666, while its median home value rose 11.9% from $263,500 to $294,800.

The median resident is 50.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,666
Median age: 50.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,844
Median home value: $294,800
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 951
Homeownership rate: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7331,666

Median household income

$52,692$79,844

Median home value

$263,500$294,800

Median gross rent

$904$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,733	$52,692	$263,500	$904
2020	1,606	$53,073	$256,700	$938
2021	1,501	$57,188	$261,800	$953
2022	1,462	$74,297	$291,300	$1,042
2023	1,666	$79,844	$294,800	$1,069

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over17.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	1.7%
5 to 17	349	20.9%
18 to 24	112	6.7%
25 to 34	95	5.7%
35 to 44	146	8.8%
45 to 54	206	12.4%
55 to 64	204	12.2%
65 to 74	229	13.7%
75 and over	296	17.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,252	75.2%
Black or African American	154	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	3.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	1.9%
Two or more races	155	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	9.0%
High school graduate	303	25.8%
Some college or associate's	334	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	256	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	177	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	519	81.0%
Carpooled	29	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	12.8%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	24.2%
15 to 29 min	210	37.6%
30 to 44 min	90	16.1%
45 to 59 min	69	12.3%
60+ min	55	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 6.8% (100 of 1,461)

	Count	Share
Family households	456	76.1%
Nonfamily households	143	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	599	63.0%
Vacant	352	37.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	507	84.6%
Renter-occupied	92	15.4%

1-unit, detached89.3%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	849	89.3%
1-unit, attached	13	1.4%
2 to 4 units	33	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3736640
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.3182, -78.5112