Lancaster County, South Carolina

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 100,905
Median household income: $74,751
Median home value: $298,100

Lancaster County is a county in South Carolina with a population of 100,905. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $74,751 is above the South Carolina median ($66,818).

From 2019 to 2023, Lancaster County's population grew 9.3% from 92,308 to 100,905, while its median household income rose 27.0% from $58,849 to $74,751.

31.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 100,905
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $74,751
Median home value: $298,100
Median gross rent: $892
Housing units: 42,696
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

92,308100,905

Median household income

$58,849$74,751

Median home value

$199,800$298,100

Median gross rent

$776$892

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	92,308	$58,849	$199,800	$776
2020	95,378	$65,421	$217,100	$785
2021	94,653	$67,407	$225,400	$821
2022	97,611	$72,186	$272,100	$881
2023	100,905	$74,751	$298,100	$892

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,673	5.6%
5 to 17	16,134	16.0%
18 to 24	6,223	6.2%
25 to 34	11,939	11.8%
35 to 44	13,544	13.4%
45 to 54	13,039	12.9%
55 to 64	12,654	12.5%
65 to 74	12,624	12.5%
75 and over	9,075	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68,819	68.2%
Black or African American	19,558	19.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	121	0.1%
Asian	2,478	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	158	0.2%
Two or more races	2,709	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,062	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,986	11.0%
High school graduate	20,205	27.7%
Some college or associate's	21,951	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	14,475	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8,258	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,523	73.6%
Carpooled	3,182	7.2%
Public transit	50	0.1%
Walked	258	0.6%
Bicycle	24	0.1%
Worked from home	7,434	16.8%
Other means	725	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,564	20.6%
15 to 29 min	10,578	28.8%
30 to 44 min	9,833	26.7%
45 to 59 min	5,083	13.8%
60+ min	3,704	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 12.3% (12,160 of 98,822)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,240	69.5%
Nonfamily households	11,964	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,204	91.8%
Vacant	3,492	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,646	83.3%
Renter-occupied	6,558	16.7%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,436	76.0%
1-unit, attached	2,191	5.1%
2 to 4 units	651	1.5%
5 to 19 units	1,112	2.6%
20 or more units	947	2.2%
Mobile home & other	5,359	12.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 45057
State: South Carolina
Land area: 549 sq mi
Water area: 6.06 sq mi
Center point: 34.6868, -80.7037