Kershaw

Population: 2,220
Median household income: $58,077
Median home value: $145,800

Kershaw is a community in Lancaster County, South Carolina, home to 2,220 residents. At $58,077, its median household income sits below Lancaster County's $74,751.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kershaw's population grew 21.2% from 1,832 to 2,220, while its median home value rose 67.0% from $87,300 to $145,800.

85.6% of workers drive to work alone. 88.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,220
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $58,077
Median home value: $145,800
Median gross rent: $893
Housing units: 886
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8322,220

Median household income

$41,518$58,077

Median home value

$87,300$145,800

Median gross rent

$790$893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,832	$41,518	$87,300	$790
2020	1,765	$40,139	$108,300	$762
2021	2,249	$45,438	$114,200	$687
2022	2,311	$55,481	$131,600	$684
2023	2,220	$58,077	$145,800	$893

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	184	8.3%
5 to 17	503	22.7%
18 to 24	156	7.0%
25 to 34	283	12.7%
35 to 44	185	8.3%
45 to 54	273	12.3%
55 to 64	229	10.3%
65 to 74	244	11.0%
75 and over	163	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,367	61.6%
Black or African American	549	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	272	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	12.4%
High school graduate	554	40.2%
Some college or associate's	451	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	127	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	74	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	755	85.6%
Carpooled	56	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	5.3%
Other means	16	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	188	22.5%
15 to 29 min	158	18.9%
30 to 44 min	283	33.9%
45 to 59 min	81	9.7%
60+ min	125	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 17.0% (376 of 2,217)

	Count	Share
Family households	568	70.5%
Nonfamily households	238	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	806	91.0%
Vacant	80	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	567	70.3%
Renter-occupied	239	29.7%

1-unit, detached88.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	781	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31	3.5%
5 to 19 units	48	5.4%
20 or more units	8	0.9%
Mobile home & other	18	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4538095
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.5433, -80.5872