Lee County, South Carolina

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,330
Median household income: $44,145
Median home value: $101,900

Lee County, South Carolina counts 16,330 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $44,145, its median household income sits below South Carolina's $66,818.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lee County's population declined 6.0% from 17,365 to 16,330, while its median household income rose 36.4% from $32,371 to $44,145.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 14.4% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 62.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,330
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $44,145
Median home value: $101,900
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 7,587
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,36516,330

Median household income

$32,371$44,145

Median home value

$78,800$101,900

Median gross rent

$656$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,365	$32,371	$78,800	$656
2020	17,144	$32,851	$79,000	$709
2021	16,730	$36,195	$85,500	$736
2022	16,557	$39,099	$93,400	$753
2023	16,330	$44,145	$101,900	$806

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	793	4.9%
5 to 17	2,286	14.0%
18 to 24	1,495	9.2%
25 to 34	2,110	12.9%
35 to 44	2,069	12.7%
45 to 54	1,939	11.9%
55 to 64	2,356	14.4%
65 to 74	2,016	12.3%
75 and over	1,266	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,422	33.2%
Black or African American	10,159	62.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	24	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	329	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	379	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,231	19.0%
High school graduate	4,943	42.0%
Some college or associate's	3,079	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,003	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	500	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,842	80.6%
Carpooled	879	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	81	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	100	1.7%
Other means	109	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,299	22.0%
15 to 29 min	2,227	37.7%
30 to 44 min	1,383	23.4%
45 to 59 min	570	9.6%
60+ min	432	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 23.3% (3,525 of 15,139)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,787	60.2%
Nonfamily households	2,507	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,294	83.0%
Vacant	1,293	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,623	73.5%
Renter-occupied	1,671	26.5%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other32.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,588	60.5%
1-unit, attached	23	0.3%
2 to 4 units	348	4.6%
5 to 19 units	107	1.4%
20 or more units	64	0.8%
Mobile home & other	2,457	32.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 45061
State: South Carolina
Land area: 410 sq mi
Water area: 1.05 sq mi
Center point: 34.1586, -80.2512