Heath Springs

Population: 825
Median household income: $50,500
Median home value: $113,800

Heath Springs, a community in Lancaster County, South Carolina, has 825 residents. At $50,500, its median household income sits below Lancaster County's $74,751.

Between 2019 and 2023, Heath Springs's population grew 7.0% from 771 to 825, while its median home value fell 2.1% from $116,200 to $113,800.

The typical home was built around 1972. 15.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 825
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,500
Median home value: $113,800
Median gross rent: $903
Housing units: 343
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

771825

Median household income

$32,202$50,500

Median home value

$116,200$113,800

Median gross rent

$600$903

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	771	$32,202	$116,200	$600
2020	639	$32,431	$118,800	$664
2021	745	$40,893	$100,400	$591
2022	800	$48,462	$120,200	$821
2023	825	$50,500	$113,800	$903

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3423.0%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	6.4%
5 to 17	112	13.6%
18 to 24	53	6.4%
25 to 34	190	23.0%
35 to 44	75	9.1%
45 to 54	86	10.4%
55 to 64	102	12.4%
65 to 74	101	12.2%
75 and over	53	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	355	43.0%
Black or African American	405	49.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	40	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's40.7%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	11.9%
High school graduate	180	29.7%
Some college or associate's	247	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	99	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone91.1%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	317	91.1%
Carpooled	12	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	5	1.4%
Worked from home	14	4.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	53	15.9%
15 to 29 min	107	32.0%
30 to 44 min	50	15.0%
45 to 59 min	83	24.9%
60+ min	41	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 15.9% (127 of 801)

	Count	Share
Family households	245	77.0%
Nonfamily households	73	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	318	92.7%
Vacant	25	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	219	68.9%
Renter-occupied	99	31.1%

1-unit, detached83.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	285	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	5.2%
5 to 19 units	31	9.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4532965
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.5933, -80.6750