Fort Lawn

Population: 1,144
Median household income: $54,141
Median home value: $189,000

Fort Lawn is a community in Chester County, South Carolina, home to 1,144 residents. Its median household income of $54,141 runs above the Chester County figure of $51,216.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Lawn's population grew 21.7% from 940 to 1,144, while its median home value rose 94.6% from $97,100 to $189,000.

The median resident is 29.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 29.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,144
Median age: 29.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,141
Median home value: $189,000
Median gross rent: $1,280
Housing units: 403
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9401,144

Median household income

$38,438$54,141

Median home value

$97,100$189,000

Median gross rent

$917$1,280

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	940	$38,438	$97,100	$917
2020	974	$37,292	$107,200	$944
2021	947	$39,632	$130,600	$963
2022	1,149	$49,844	$150,000	$1,161
2023	1,144	$54,141	$189,000	$1,280

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1729.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 741.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	6.2%
5 to 17	336	29.4%
18 to 24	94	8.2%
25 to 34	173	15.1%
35 to 44	155	13.5%
45 to 54	117	10.2%
55 to 64	121	10.6%
65 to 74	20	1.7%
75 and over	57	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	479	41.9%
Black or African American	554	48.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	1.3%
Two or more races	27	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	134	20.8%
High school graduate	200	31.1%
Some college or associate's	200	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	28	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	81	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone92.8%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	464	92.8%
Carpooled	12	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	2.2%
Other means	11	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	5.1%
15 to 29 min	204	41.7%
30 to 44 min	191	39.1%
45 to 59 min	34	7.0%
60+ min	35	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 13.8% (158 of 1,144)

	Count	Share
Family households	301	82.5%
Nonfamily households	64	17.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	365	90.6%
Vacant	38	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	223	61.1%
Renter-occupied	142	38.9%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other49.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	200	49.6%
1-unit, attached	3	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	1	0.2%
Mobile home & other	199	49.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4526845
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.7002, -80.8991