Elgin

Population: 2,258
Median household income: $74,167
Median home value: $177,700

Elgin, a community in Lancaster County, South Carolina, has 2,258 residents. The median household income of $74,167 is in line with the Lancaster County median ($74,751).

From 2019 to 2023, Elgin's population declined 23.0% from 2,932 to 2,258, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $134,800 to $177,700.

17.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,258
Median age: 52.3 yrs
Median household income: $74,167
Median home value: $177,700
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 965
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9322,258

Median household income

$44,939$74,167

Median home value

$134,800$177,700

Median gross rent

$872$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,932	$44,939	$134,800	$872
2020	2,865	$45,880	$119,200	$627
2021	2,876	$55,152	$139,600	$902
2022	2,882	$72,898	$177,600	$746
2023	2,258	$74,167	$177,700	$744

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over15.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	3.9%
5 to 17	268	11.9%
18 to 24	79	3.5%
25 to 34	295	13.1%
35 to 44	161	7.1%
45 to 54	359	15.9%
55 to 64	280	12.4%
65 to 74	369	16.3%
75 and over	358	15.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,942	86.0%
Black or African American	152	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	1.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	28	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.4%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	444	24.4%
High school graduate	646	35.5%
Some college or associate's	415	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	296	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone93.3%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	973	93.3%
Carpooled	70	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	294	28.2%
15 to 29 min	478	45.8%
30 to 44 min	65	6.2%
45 to 59 min	86	8.2%
60+ min	120	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 4.4% (97 of 2,225)

	Count	Share
Family households	704	83.0%
Nonfamily households	144	17.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	848	87.9%
Vacant	117	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	728	85.8%
Renter-occupied	120	14.2%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	792	82.1%
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	173	17.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4523290
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.6658, -80.7209