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Lancaster County, SC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Designated Market Area: Charlotte, NC-SC
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 104,577   ( 27,925 from 2010 , 8,567 from 2020)
Land area: 549.1 square miles
Population density: 190.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:71,877 68.73% 34.4%
Black:20,68619.78% 13.9%
Indian:2720.26% 27.1%
Asian:2,7422.62% 440.8%
2+ races:1,7511.67% 125.9%
Hispanic:7,2496.93% 114.2%
Total non-White:32,70031.27% 41.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,405 12.5
Deaths:2,59513.5
Net Migration: 8,72245.4
Net Immigration: 1000.5
Change in White population:18,387 24.0
Change in Non-White pop.:9,538 12.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
76,652
53,49069.78%
18,16223.69%
2140.28%
5070.66%
7751.01%
3,3844.41%
23,16230.22%

2000
61,351
43,24570.49%
16,39726.73%
1300.21%
1630.27%
3910.64%
9781.59%
18,10629.51%

1990
54,516
40,35274.02%
13,80025.31%
610.11%
880.16%
n/a
2150.39%
14,16425.98%

1980
53,361
39,99374.95%
12,83324.05%
690.13%
780.15%
n/a
3880.73%
13,36825.05%

1970
43,328
32,55575.14%
10,71024.72%
40.01%
70.02%
n/a
430.10%
10,773 24.86%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,975 13.0
5,5849.1
4,9318.0
6281.0
10,245 16.7
5,056 8.2
1990's
NumberRate
8,061 14.8
5,46510.0
2,4694.5
920.2
2,893 5.3
3,942 7.2
1980's
NumberRate
7,986 15.0
4,448 8.3
-1,939 -3.6
n/a
359 0.7
796 1.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,113 11.8
n/a
7,438 17.2
2,595 6.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Lancaster County, SC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
42.2
20,880 20.0%
83,697 80.0%
20,803 19.9%
37,893
2.53
26,822 70.8%
20,994 78.3%
2,330 8.7%
11,071 29.2%

2010
NumberPercent
39.7
17,831 23.3%
58,821 76.7%
11,737 15.3%
29,697
2.51
21,122 71.1%
15,156 71.8%
2,430 11.5%
8,575 28.9%

2000
NumberPercent
36.1
15,568 25.4%
45,783 74.6%
7,545 12.3%
23,227
2.56
16,905 72.8%
12,447 73.6%
2,174 12.9%
6,322 27.2%

1990
NumberPercent
33.4
14,644 26.9%
39,872 73.1%
6,671 12.2%
19,750
2.74
15,348 77.7%
12,172 79.3%
1,476 9.6%
4,402 22.3%

1980
NumberPercent
29.3
16,471 30.9%
36,890 69.1%
5,119 9.6%
17,703
3.00
14,406 81.4%
12,050 83.6%
1,049 7.3%
3,297 18.6%

2022 Housing Data for Lancaster County, SC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units41,410 
Median Value$272,100 
Occupied37,89391.5%
Vacant3,5178.5%
Owned30,90681.6%
Rented6,98718.4%
Median Rent$881 
Single-Family Units33,66381.3%
    Detached31,39275.8%
    Attached2,2715.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,7784.3%
Mobile Homes5,33212.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lancaster County, SC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,3943.7%
$10,000 to $14,9991,6924.5%
$15,000 to $19,9991,6944.5%
$20,000 to $24,9991,6694.4%
$25,000 to $29,9991,4773.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991,4023.7%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2253.2%
$40,000 to $44,9991,3323.5%
$45,000 to $49,9991,3053.4%
$50,000 to $59,9992,3856.3%
$60,000 to $74,9993,86210.2%
$75,000 to $99,9994,97913.1%
$100,000 to $124,9994,23411.2%
$125,000 to $149,9992,5106.6%
$150,000 to $199,9993,2858.7%
$200,000 or more3,4489.1%
Median Household Income72,186 
Per Capita Income39,172 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state92 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,1705.7%
Public Assistance3961.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,01210.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed37,78869.4%
Unemployed2,1233.9%
In Armed Forces920.2%
Total Labor Force40,00373.5%
Not in Labor Force14,42826.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector18,14913,80556.8%
Non-Profit7971,48135.0%
Self-Employed2,1261,34661.2%
Local Government1,2152,11936.4%
State Government5561,14632.7%
Federal Government38016370.0%
Total Private + Self20,27515,15157.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,9484,90937.5%
Total23,22320,06053.7%
Pct. Govt.12.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts7,27416.7%
Sales and Office Occupations9,43221.7%
Professional, Technical9,69122.3%
Service Occupations5,64413.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing350.1%
All others11,46326.3%
White Collar 60.7%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing7,30416.8%
Health care and social assistance4,93011.3%
Retail trade4,82611.1%
Educational services3,5498.2%
Finance and insurance3,3957.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2,7356.3%
Construction2,6456.1%
Accommodation and food services2,4975.7%
Other services2,1154.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,9084.4%
Transportation and warehousing1,8224.2%
Public administration1,2692.9%
Wholesale trade9632.2%
Information8471.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation8201.9%
Utilities7231.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing7181.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2010.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1980.5%
Management390.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lancaster County, SC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,3702.43%
Puerto Rican4930.51%
Cuban4610.47%
Dominican3090.32%
Total Central American7310.75%
Costa Rican90.01%
Guatemalan1120.11%
Honduran3460.35%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian1080.11%
Salvadoran1560.16%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,0831.11%
Argentinean50.01%
Bolivian350.04%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian3900.40%
Ecuadorian2800.29%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian670.07%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan3060.31%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic6560.67%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,1561.18%
Chinese3720.38%
Vietnamese1440.15%
Korean970.10%
Filipino780.08%
Japanese400.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English84,92192.1%
Spanish4,9065.3%
Other Indo-European9041.0%
German, other Germanic3360.4%
Other Asian3330.4%
Chinese2580.3%
Korean970.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic930.1%
Vietnamese920.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English12,08912.4%
Irish10,00710.3%
German9,87610.1%
American9,2039.4%
Italian3,5393.6%
Scottish3,2683.3%
Polish2,8422.9%
Scotch-Irish1,9001.9%
European1,0211.0%
French8850.9%
Dutch5590.6%
Swedish4980.5%
African4740.5%
Welsh4600.5%
Russian4160.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen94,40696.7%
Not a citizen3,2053.3%
Native91,75994.0%
Foreign-born5,8526.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lancaster County, SC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,642 3.8%5,056 7.2%19,859 28.2%21,627 30.7%13,656 19.4%7,500 10.7%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,642 3.8%
9-12 Years 5,056 7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 19,859 28.2%
Some College 21,627 30.7%
Bach. Degree 13,656 19.4%
Grad Degree 7,500 10.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lancaster County, SC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 28,287 26,690 1,597 5.6% 4.9%
1991 29,077 26,690 2,387 8.2% 6.1%
1992 29,224 26,513 2,711 9.3% 6.7%
1993 29,917 27,161 2,756 9.2% 7.3%
1994 30,133 27,717 2,416 8.0% 6.2%
1995 29,194 27,497 1,697 5.8% 5.1%
1996 28,521 26,795 1,726 6.1% 5.7%
1997 29,158 27,641 1,517 5.2% 4.5%
1998 28,936 27,640 1,296 4.5% 3.6%
1999 29,359 28,209 1,150 3.9% 4.1%
2000 29,999 28,882 1,117 3.7% 3.7%
2001 29,872 28,218 1,654 5.5% 5.3%
2002 29,635 27,528 2,107 7.1% 6.4%
2003 29,567 26,749 2,818 9.5% 7.2%
2004 29,902 27,024 2,878 9.6% 7.4%
2005 29,807 27,106 2,701 9.1% 7.3%
2006 31,166 28,180 2,986 9.6% 6.9%
2007 30,290 27,187 3,103 10.2% 6.1%
2008 29,934 26,266 3,668 12.3% 7.3%
2009 30,567 25,183 5,384 17.6% 11.4%
2010 34,271 29,158 5,113 14.9% 11.3%
2011 34,292 29,777 4,515 13.2% 10.4%
2012 34,386 30,590 3,796 11.0% 9.0%
2013 34,399 31,284 3,115 9.1% 7.4%
2014 35,261 32,785 2,476 7.0% 6.3%
2015 36,684 34,401 2,283 6.2% 5.9%
2016 38,222 36,233 1,989 5.2% 4.9%
2017 39,167 37,375 1,792 4.6% 4.2%
2018 39,963 38,469 1,494 3.7% 3.4%
2019 41,661 40,312 1,349 3.2% 2.8%
2020 42,533 39,610 2,923 6.9% 6.2%
2021 42,882 41,051 1,831 4.3% 3.9%
2022 43,389 41,829 1,560 3.6% 3.2%
2023 44,903 43,430 1,473 3.3% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com