Lee County, South Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Lee County, South Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside South Carolina and the United States.

Lee County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lee County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,166	5,296,225	334,922,499	2089th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,760	$69,324	$80,734	2971st of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	40.2	38.9	1386th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.6%	32.1%	35.7%	3127th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$104,600	$259,000	$332,700	2925th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$823	$1,180	$1,413	1937th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.0%	14.1%	12.5%	234th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.7%	4.9%	5.2%	508th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	39.4	176.2	n/a	1759th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	5.8%	14.1%	1816th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.1	n/a	n/a	2983rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.5%	71.9%	65.2%	2240th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.9	25.6	26.4	679th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.9%	11.5%	15.1%	3097th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.9%	n/a	n/a	1254th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.2%	47.1%	46.9%	3085th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.8%	n/a	n/a	2451st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lee County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lee County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	33.2%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	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)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.2	54.9	61.4

Age in Lee County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lee County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.4	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	18.7%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Lee County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lee County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	6,351	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.5%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.4%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.3%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	40.5%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lee County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lee County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,949	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.4%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.3%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.8%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.0%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.7%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.4%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Lee County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lee County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	7,602	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.6%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.5%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.5%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$599	$1,251	n/a

Education in Lee County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lee County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	19.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.4%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.6%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.0%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lee County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lee County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.3%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.9%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.6%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.4%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Lee County, South Carolina

Statistic	Lee County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.9%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	6.2%	16.7%

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