Lake Wylie

Population: 15,177
Median household income: $112,113
Median home value: $464,200

Lake Wylie is a community in York County, South Carolina, home to 15,177 residents. At $112,113, its median household income sits above York County's $83,060.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Wylie's population grew 17.8% from 12,885 to 15,177, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $322,200 to $464,200.

69.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2006.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,177
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $112,113
Median home value: $464,200
Median gross rent: $1,517
Housing units: 6,153
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,88515,177

Median household income

$99,335$112,113

Median home value

$322,200$464,200

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,517

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,885	$99,335	$322,200	$1,156
2020	14,091	$103,548	$346,100	$1,144
2021	13,560	$107,534	$365,600	$1,216
2022	14,382	$111,424	$425,000	$1,431
2023	15,177	$112,113	$464,200	$1,517

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5417.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	978	6.4%
5 to 17	3,273	21.6%
18 to 24	1,275	8.4%
25 to 34	1,624	10.7%
35 to 44	1,789	11.8%
45 to 54	2,606	17.2%
55 to 64	1,680	11.1%
65 to 74	1,300	8.6%
75 and over	652	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,727	77.3%
Black or African American	1,553	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	326	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	485	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,073	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate15.0%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree30.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	1.9%
High school graduate	1,446	15.0%
Some college or associate's	3,545	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,917	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,563	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,313	71.6%
Carpooled	453	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	101	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,441	19.4%
Other means	113	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,022	17.1%
15 to 29 min	2,122	35.5%
30 to 44 min	1,177	19.7%
45 to 59 min	970	16.2%
60+ min	689	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 10.7% (1,628 of 15,177)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,402	78.7%
Nonfamily households	1,192	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2006

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,594	90.9%
Vacant	559	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,338	77.5%
Renter-occupied	1,256	22.5%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,301	69.9%
1-unit, attached	622	10.1%
2 to 4 units	68	1.1%
5 to 19 units	606	9.8%
20 or more units	399	6.5%
Mobile home & other	157	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4539785
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.88 sq mi
Water area: 2.76 sq mi
Center point: 35.0985, -81.0722