Unity

Population: 655
Median household income: $37,037

Located in Lancaster County, South Carolina, Unity is a community with a population of 655. At $37,037, its median household income sits below Lancaster County's $74,751.

From 2020 to 2023, Unity's population grew 2.2% from 641 to 655.

3.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 655
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $37,037
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 235
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

641655

Median household income

$60,938$37,037

Median home value

$160,200$206,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	641	$60,938	—
2021	597	$65,081	$160,200
2022	633	$70,313	$206,400
2023	655	$37,037	—

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

Age distribution

Under 515.1%

5 to 175.3%

18 to 2419.5%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	15.1%
5 to 17	35	5.3%
18 to 24	128	19.5%
25 to 34	28	4.3%
35 to 44	90	13.7%
45 to 54	107	16.3%
55 to 64	79	12.1%
65 to 74	71	10.8%
75 and over	18	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	278	42.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	367	56.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.0%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree2.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	31.0%
High school graduate	125	31.8%
Some college or associate's	133	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	10	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means12.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	166	83.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	4.0%
Other means	24	12.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	6.3%
15 to 29 min	12	6.3%
30 to 44 min	88	46.3%
45 to 59 min	44	23.2%
60+ min	34	17.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 57.3% (375 of 655)

	Count	Share
Family households	156	66.4%
Nonfamily households	79	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	235	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	203	86.4%
Renter-occupied	32	13.6%

1-unit, detached38.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other61.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	90	38.3%
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	145	61.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4573240
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.8016, -80.6918