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Lancaster, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $231,718 (it was $76,800 in 2000)
Lancaster:

$231,718
South Carolina:

$254,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $138,134 - $347,730

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $185,776
Here:

$185,776
State:

$368,255

Mobile homes: $418,641
Here:

$418,641
State:

$102,531

Total population: 8,960 (Urban population: 8,431 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 7 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 3,813 (3,425 occupied: 1,432 owner occupied, 2,034 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

59%
State:

28%

Housing density: 656 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $388,187.

Median contract rent in 2022: $492 (lower quartile is $403, upper quartile is $703)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $574


Median gross rent in Lancaster, SC in 2022: $672

Housing units in Lancaster with a mortgage: 1,050 (112 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 99 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $75,065

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $47,023

Median monthly housing costs: $811

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Lancaster, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1975

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,205
  • Male householders: 1,324 (433 living alone), Female householders: 2,115 (668 living alone)
  • 1,252 spouses (1,116 opposite-sex spouses), 76 unmarried partners, (58 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,320 children (3,161 natural, 128 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 256 grandchildren, 287 brothers or sisters, 157 parents, 0 foster children, 126 other relatives, 128 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 160

Size of family households: 1,100 2-persons, 472 3-persons, 305 4-persons, 221 5-persons, 258 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,101 1-person, 47 2-persons.

855 married couples with children.
1,181 single-parent households (78 men, 1,103 women).

87.0% of residents of Lancaster speak English at home.
8.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 940 (10.2%)
(40.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

4.5

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 391 bedroom
  • 1502 bedrooms
  • 7363 bedrooms
  • 4264 bedrooms
  • 815+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • 29no bedroom
  • 1791 bedroom
  • 1,0912 bedrooms
  • 5093 bedrooms
  • 2124 bedrooms
  • 145+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 53no vehicle
  • 4651 vehicle
  • 4162 vehicles
  • 2453 vehicles
  • 2544 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in renter-occupied apartments
  • 445no vehicle
  • 9241 vehicle
  • 5402 vehicles
  • 903 vehicles
  • 154 vehicles
  • 215+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 83 rooms
  • 304 rooms
  • 3675 rooms
  • 3966 rooms
  • 1947 rooms
  • 1798 rooms
  • 2589+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • 291 room
  • 582 rooms
  • 2503 rooms
  • 6784 rooms
  • 4295 rooms
  • 4136 rooms
  • 567 rooms
  • 238 rooms
  • 979+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Lancaster, SC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lancaster, SC in 2022
  • 492Less than $10,000
  • 636$10,000 to $19,999
  • 403$20,000 to $29,999
  • 313$30,000 to $39,999
  • 389$40,000 to $49,999
  • 225$50,000 to $59,999
  • 274$60,000 to $74,999
  • 316$75,000 to $99,999
  • 170$100,000 to $124,999
  • 136$125,000 to $149,999
  • 108$150,000 to $199,999
  • 81$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lancaster, SC

  • Distribution of house value in Lancaster, SC in 2022
  • 33Less than $10,000
  • 3$20,000 to $24,999
  • 31$40,000 to $49,999
  • 46$50,000 to $59,999
  • 29$60,000 to $69,999
  • 103$70,000 to $79,999
  • 31$80,000 to $89,999
  • 28$90,000 to $99,999
  • 61$100,000 to $124,999
  • 52$125,000 to $149,999
  • 112$150,000 to $174,999
  • 82$175,000 to $199,999
  • 93$200,000 to $249,999
  • 210$250,000 to $299,999
  • 224$300,000 to $399,999
  • 56$400,000 to $499,999
  • 119$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lancaster, SC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lancaster, SC in 2022
  • 27Less than $100
  • 90$100 to $149
  • 18$200 to $249
  • 16$250 to $299
  • 55$300 to $349
  • 106$350 to $399
  • 202$400 to $449
  • 124$450 to $499
  • 276$500 to $549
  • 85$550 to $599
  • 199$600 to $649
  • 103$650 to $699
  • 152$700 to $749
  • 65$750 to $799
  • 157$800 to $899
  • 14$900 to $999
  • 23$1,000 to $1,249
  • 7$1,250 to $1,499
  • 31$1,500 to $1,999
  • 74No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.9%
Number of people working at home: 130 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 136
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 528
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 360
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 580
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 140
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 87
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 537
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 103
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 209
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 571
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 93
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lancaster

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,463 (83.7%)
  • Carpooled: 675 (7.6%)
  • Taxi: 356 (4.0%)
  • Walked: 62 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 130 (1.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 7.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 23.4%Males
  • 13.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 59.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lancaster, South Carolina
  • 3612010 or later
  • 2162000 to 2009
  • 301990 to 1999
  • 291980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 19Before 1970
Ancestries in Lancaster, SC

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 439 (7.6%)
  • English: 362 (6.2%)
  • Irish: 217 (3.7%)
  • German: 113 (1.9%)
  • Nigerian: 58 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 57 (1.0%)
  • Italian: 44 (0.8%)
  • Egyptian: 34 (0.6%)
  • European: 29 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 12 (0.2%)
  • Polish: 10 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 9 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 6 (0.1%)
  • African: 3 (0.05%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Honduras
Lancaster:

28.8% (182)
South Carolina:

4.8% (12,834)

India
Lancaster:

25.3% (160)
South Carolina:

6.8% (18,307)

Mexico
Lancaster:

9.7% (61)
South Carolina:

22.5% (60,774)

Nigeria
Lancaster:

6.5% (41)
South Carolina:

0.6% (1,652)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lancaster:

6.2% (39)
South Carolina:

3.2% (8,721)

Egypt
Lancaster:

5.2% (33)
South Carolina:

0.4% (1,208)

Colombia
Lancaster:

4.6% (29)
South Carolina:

4.3% (11,533)

Peru
Lancaster:

4.0% (25)
South Carolina:

0.5% (1,273)

Brazil
Lancaster:

3.2% (20)
South Carolina:

2.0% (5,344)

Jamaica
Lancaster:

3.0% (19)
South Carolina:

2.6% (7,073)

Guatemala
Lancaster:

2.8% (18)
South Carolina:

3.4% (9,058)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,427
  • Other state: 3,338
  • Northeast: 502
  • Midwest: 483
  • South: 2,103
  • West: 188

88.1% of Lancaster residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 25.3% lived in South Carolina.


Lancaster:

88.1%
State average:

86.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 48
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 89
  • 7th and 8th grade: 13
  • 9th grade: 40
  • 10th grade: 19
  • 11th grade: 84
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 39
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,066
  • Less than 1 year of college: 279
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 343
  • Associate degree: 185
  • Bachelor's degree: 224
  • Master's degree: 112
  • Professional school degree: 23
  • Doctorate degree: 11
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 20
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 15
  • 5th and 6th grade: 19
  • 7th and 8th grade: 116
  • 9th grade: 7
  • 10th grade: 80
  • 11th grade: 73
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 175
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 963
  • Less than 1 year of college: 336
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 502
  • Associate degree: 386
  • Bachelor's degree: 373
  • Master's degree: 217
  • Professional school degree: 49
  • Doctorate degree: 34
Educational Attainment for Females
Lancaster marital status for males
Lancaster marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,499
  • One, attached: 58
  • Two: 43
  • 3 or 4: 225
  • 5 to 9: 405
  • 20 to 49: 287
  • 50 or more: 115
  • Mobile homes: 178
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lancaster
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lancaster, SC
  • 66.9%Utility gas
  • 29.8%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lancaster, SC
  • 80.3%Electricity
  • 15.4%Utility gas
  • 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here:

2.0%
South Carolina:

14.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 86
Here:

11.0%
South Carolina:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
Here:

5.3%
South Carolina:

21.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability