Lancaster County, South Carolina Demographics

Lancaster County is 8th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Lancaster County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Lancaster County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Lancaster County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Lancaster County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Lancaster County is 16th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Lancaster County is 16th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Lancaster County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Current population (2012)

Lancaster County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income below poverty line

Lancaster County is 18th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	Lancaster County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	79,089	17th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	549.2	30th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	139.6	18th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Lancaster County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	25th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	28th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.3%	11th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Lancaster County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.5%	21st	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.8%	26th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Lancaster County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	74.1%	11th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	23.6%	36th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	24th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	20th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	16th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	30th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	16th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	70.0%	8th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Lancaster County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	50.9%	33rd	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.2%	20th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Lancaster County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	33,429	19th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.9%	32nd	17.6%	25.9%
Households	29,024	18th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.0%	13th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$133,200	12th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	29th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	182	19th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Lancaster County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$20,085	24th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$40,034	21st	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.8%	17th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Lancaster County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,176	20th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	14,069	24th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,111	20th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$587,872	21st	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,998	27th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$56,293	21st	$8,383,463	$613,795,732