Lancaster

Population: 8,738
Median household income: $43,234
Median home value: $226,300

Lancaster, a community in Lancaster County, South Carolina, has 8,738 residents. Its median household income of $43,234 runs below the Lancaster County figure of $74,751.

From 2019 to 2023, Lancaster's population declined 4.4% from 9,143 to 8,738, while its median home value rose 59.8% from $141,600 to $226,300.

17.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 44.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,738
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $43,234
Median home value: $226,300
Median gross rent: $824
Housing units: 3,920
Homeownership rate: 44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1438,738

Median household income

$30,122$43,234

Median home value

$141,600$226,300

Median gross rent

$695$824

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,143	$30,122	$141,600	$695
2020	9,187	$29,615	$161,300	$680
2021	8,489	$29,738	$163,400	$711
2022	8,592	$37,714	$194,300	$775
2023	8,738	$43,234	$226,300	$824

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	425	4.9%
5 to 17	1,619	18.5%
18 to 24	686	7.9%
25 to 34	1,119	12.8%
35 to 44	1,199	13.7%
45 to 54	1,091	12.5%
55 to 64	988	11.3%
65 to 74	914	10.5%
75 and over	697	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,121	35.7%
Black or African American	4,028	46.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	129	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.4%
Two or more races	163	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,250	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.7%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,302	21.7%
High school graduate	1,884	31.4%
Some college or associate's	1,780	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	641	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	401	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,640	79.1%
Carpooled	369	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	56	1.7%
Bicycle	16	0.5%
Worked from home	161	4.8%
Other means	95	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	919	28.9%
15 to 29 min	779	24.5%
30 to 44 min	783	24.7%
45 to 59 min	502	15.8%
60+ min	193	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 27.5% (2,383 of 8,661)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,101	59.1%
Nonfamily households	1,451	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,552	90.6%
Vacant	368	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,574	44.3%
Renter-occupied	1,978	55.7%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,606	66.5%
1-unit, attached	55	1.4%
2 to 4 units	292	7.4%
5 to 19 units	322	8.2%
20 or more units	446	11.4%
Mobile home & other	199	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4539895
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.7239, -80.7857