Lake Secession

Population: 1,209
Median household income: $46,933
Median home value: $335,500

Lake Secession is a community in Abbeville County, South Carolina, home to 1,209 residents. At $46,933, its median household income sits below Abbeville County's $52,112.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Secession's population grew 4.4% from 1,158 to 1,209, while its median home value rose 61.8% from $207,400 to $335,500.

The median gross rent is $950. 23.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,209
Median age: 53.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,933
Median home value: $335,500
Median gross rent: $950
Housing units: 915
Homeownership rate: 95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1581,209

Median household income

$35,625$46,933

Median home value

$207,400$335,500

Median gross rent

$722$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,158	$35,625	$207,400	$722
2020	976	$37,365	$202,000	$756
2021	1,121	$38,292	$269,300	$642
2022	1,246	$45,759	$323,200	—
2023	1,209	$46,933	$335,500	$950

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 444.9%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over19.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	1.7%
5 to 17	151	12.5%
18 to 24	106	8.8%
25 to 34	73	6.0%
35 to 44	59	4.9%
45 to 54	202	16.7%
55 to 64	155	12.8%
65 to 74	210	17.4%
75 and over	233	19.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,021	84.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	185	15.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's53.6%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	6.1%
High school graduate	161	17.3%
Some college or associate's	500	53.6%
Bachelor's degree	151	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	63	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	387	82.5%
Carpooled	39	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	9.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	4.0%
15 to 29 min	127	29.8%
30 to 44 min	225	52.8%
45 to 59 min	32	7.5%
60+ min	25	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 5.6% (68 of 1,209)

	Count	Share
Family households	327	59.2%
Nonfamily households	225	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	552	60.3%
Vacant	363	39.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	528	95.7%
Renter-occupied	24	4.3%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other36.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	586	64.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	329	36.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4539512
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.81 sq mi
Water area: 1.56 sq mi
Center point: 34.2899, -82.5857