Lancaster County, South Carolina

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Lancaster County, South Carolina is among the highest in the country for worked from home (155th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lancaster County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	104,475	5,296,225	334,922,499	600th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,869	$69,324	$80,734	630th of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	40.2	38.9	1354th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.6%	32.1%	35.7%	540th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$329,900	$259,000	$332,700	494th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$959	$1,180	$1,413	1148th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.4%	14.1%	12.5%	2113th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	4.9%	5.2%	1755th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	190.2	176.2	n/a	647th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.1%	5.8%	14.1%	654th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.4	n/a	n/a	1673rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.3%	71.9%	65.2%	232nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.8	25.6	26.4	693rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.5%	11.5%	15.1%	155th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.9%	n/a	n/a	1252nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.2%	47.1%	46.9%	827th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.1%	n/a	n/a	1024th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lancaster County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.5%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.3%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.4	54.9	61.4

Age in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lancaster County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.5	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.8%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lancaster County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	40,128	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.2%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.5%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.0%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	27.6%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lancaster County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,133	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.3%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.9%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.0%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.4%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.2%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.7%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lancaster County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	43,832	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.5%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.3%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.5%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,000.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.7%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.9%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,657	$1,251	n/a

Education in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lancaster County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	10.0%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.9%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.6%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.0%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.6%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lancaster County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.4%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.1%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.6%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.4%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lancaster County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.8%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.5%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.5%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.8%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.8%	6.2%	16.7%

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