Cayce

Population: 13,718
Median household income: $58,095
Median home value: $158,900

Located in Lexington County, South Carolina, Cayce is a community with a population of 13,718. Its median household income of $58,095 runs below the Lexington County figure of $75,014.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cayce's population held roughly steady from 13,600 to 13,718, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $129,900 to $158,900.

The median gross rent is $1,358. 30.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,718
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,095
Median home value: $158,900
Median gross rent: $1,358
Housing units: 7,106
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,60013,718

Median household income

$52,582$58,095

Median home value

$129,900$158,900

Median gross rent

$1,001$1,358

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,600	$52,582	$129,900	$1,001
2020	13,964	$52,713	$128,300	$1,024
2021	13,637	$55,162	$135,200	$1,070
2022	13,755	$56,976	$147,700	$1,246
2023	13,718	$58,095	$158,900	$1,358

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 2416.6%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	732	5.3%
5 to 17	1,631	11.9%
18 to 24	2,281	16.6%
25 to 34	1,911	13.9%
35 to 44	1,645	12.0%
45 to 54	1,116	8.1%
55 to 64	2,109	15.4%
65 to 74	1,240	9.0%
75 and over	1,053	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,951	58.0%
Black or African American	3,664	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	442	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	328	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,313	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	506	5.6%
High school graduate	2,868	31.6%
Some college or associate's	2,929	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,509	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,262	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,097	86.1%
Carpooled	447	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	108	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	395	5.6%
Other means	34	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,683	25.2%
15 to 29 min	3,609	54.0%
30 to 44 min	955	14.3%
45 to 59 min	313	4.7%
60+ min	126	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 17.8% (2,436 of 13,678)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,256	49.2%
Nonfamily households	3,365	50.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,621	93.2%
Vacant	485	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,915	59.1%
Renter-occupied	2,706	40.9%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,920	69.2%
1-unit, attached	126	1.8%
2 to 4 units	510	7.2%
5 to 19 units	613	8.6%
20 or more units	573	8.1%
Mobile home & other	364	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4512655
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.86 sq mi
Center point: 33.9505, -81.0398