Latest news about poverty in Lancaster, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
31.6% of Lancaster, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 55.8% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 20.0% of high school graduates and 47.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.3%. For comparison, it was 37.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Lancaster, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Lancaster:
31.6%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Lancaster:
10.9%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Lancaster:
30.0%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 20.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Lancaster:
19.0%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.3%
Residents above poverty level:
37.4%
Poverty by age in Lancaster, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Lancaster,SC (percentage below poverty level)
56.1%Under 5 years
67.1%5 years
67.9%6 to 11 years
3.6%12 to 14 years
16.0%15 years
22.0%16 and 17 years
12.7%18 to 24 years
5.2%25 to 34 years
37.7%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
31.4%55 to 64 years
9.6%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Lancaster,SC (percentage below poverty level)
52.0%Under 5 years
9.1%5 years
46.0%6 to 11 years
19.7%12 to 14 years
85.4%15 years
18.4%16 and 17 years
54.7%18 to 24 years
58.0%25 to 34 years
22.5%35 to 44 years
15.4%45 to 54 years
38.3%55 to 64 years
21.7%65 to 74 years
11.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Lancaster,SC (% below half of poverty level)
27.8%Under 6 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
2.1%12 to 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
13.9%25 to 34 years
5.9%35 to 44 years
4.6%45 to 54 years
12.3%55 to 64 years
4.6%65 to 74 years
5.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Lancaster, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lancaster, SC (%)
8.9%White
40.8%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
1.4%Other race
70.7%2+ races
47.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Lancaster, SC (absolute numbers)
256White
1,786Black
0American Indian
0Asian
6Other race
5022+ races
447Hispanic
26.2%Below poverty level
73.8%Above poverty level
38.2%Below poverty level
61.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Lancaster, SC
Children below poverty level:
Lancaster, South Carolina:
43.4%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Lancaster:
20.0%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Lancaster:
47.8%
South Carolina:
28.6%
14.9%Married-couple family
2.8%Male, no wife present
82.3%Female, no husband present
1.3%Worked full-time, year-round
14.7%Worked part-time
83.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
21.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
12.4%One part-time, other didn't work
66.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.7%1980 to 1989
18.4%1970 to 1979
34.0%1960 to 1969
25.5%1950 to 1959
10.6%1940 to 1949
5.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
2.3%1990 to 1994
10.8%1980 to 1989
19.1%1970 to 1979
30.4%1960 to 1969
20.0%1950 to 1959
8.4%1940 to 1949
8.2%1939 or earlier
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