Lancaster, South Carolina Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Lancaster is 8th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Income below poverty line

Lancaster is 12th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Lancaster is 14th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Lancaster is 18th in South Carolina out of 57 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Lancaster, South Carolina Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lancaster Rank South Carolina US
Current population (2012) 8,755 41st 4,723,723 313,914,040
Size in square miles 6.4 68th 30,060.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,329.1 48th 153.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lancaster Rank South Carolina US
Residents younger than 5 8.2% 12th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.3% 33rd 22.9% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.3% 25th 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lancaster Rank South Carolina US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 78.6% 70th 83.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.5% 65th 24.2% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lancaster Rank South Carolina US
Race - White 43.0% 80th 68.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 51.3% 14th 28.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 85th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 63rd 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 74th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 89th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.7% 35th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 41.2% 81st 64.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lancaster Rank South Carolina US
Female residents 54.1% 21st 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.1% 78th 4.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lancaster Rank South Carolina US
Housing units 3,981 59th 2,157,033 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 22.1% 50th 17.6% 25.9%
Households 3,447 59th 1,758,732 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 45.8% 85th 69.8% 66.1%
Home median value $122,500 57th $137,000 $186,200
People per household 2.4 54th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lancaster Rank South Carolina US
Income per capita $17,420 76th $23,854 $27,915
Income per household $28,677 76th $44,587 $52,762
Income below poverty line 35.3% 8th 17.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lancaster Rank South Carolina US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,200 37th 360,397 27,092,908
Retail sales $271,471 35th $54,298,410 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $27,935 18th $12,273 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $37,073 33rd $8,383,463 $613,795,732

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