South Carolina-Lancaster's Living Circumstances

Lancaster County School District Overview

University of South Carolina-Lancaster located in Lancaster County School District area. A total of 33,899 households are located in Lancaster County School District area. Among them, 9,932 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.21 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 27,105 and 19,234 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.82% (2,545) of residents are non-citizens and 6.23% (5,618) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Lancaster County School District, South Carolina
Household	33,899
Population	90,237
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,932 (29.30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	27,105
Total Students	19,234
Pre-Kindergarten	1,099
Kindergarten	1,003
Grade 1-8	9,384
Grade 9-12	4,046
College/Graduate School	3,702
Veterans	72,189
Non-citizen	2,545
Non-English Home Language	5,618
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

74,231 residents are over the age of 16 and 41,784 people are in labor force. Among them, 41,732 people are in civilian labor force and 52 are in armed labor force. 38,913 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lancaster County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,349	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	32,360	84.38%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,800	7.30%
Public transportation	265	0.69%
Walked	161	0.42%
Other method	439	1.14%
Worked from home	2,324	6.06%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,913	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,133	33.75%
Service	6,020	15.47%
Sales and office	9,124	23.45%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,894	10.01%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,742	17.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,913	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	399	1.03%
Construction	2,759	7.09%
Manufacturing	6,133	15.76%
Wholesale trade	1,034	2.66%
Retail trade	4,858	12.48%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,911	4.91%
Information	830	2.13%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,332	8.56%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,974	10.21%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,159	18.40%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,097	7.96%
Other services, except public administration	2,292	5.89%
Public administration	1,135	2.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,913	-
Private wage and salary workers	32,261	82.91%
Government workers	4,709	12.10%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,847	4.75%
Unpaid family workers	96	0.25%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $79,192 for the 33,899 households in Lancaster County School District area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $33,088. 82,474 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.35%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	33,899	-
Less than $10,000	1,787	5.27%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,166	6.39%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,715	10.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,041	8.97%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,047	11.94%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,136	18.10%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,329	12.77%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,850	14.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,999	5.90%
More than $200,000	1,829	5.40%
Median Household Income	$58,849	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$79,192	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	23,575	-
Less than $10,000	766	3.25%
$10,000 - $14,999	749	3.18%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,321	5.60%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,797	7.62%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,951	12.52%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,796	20.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,508	14.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,343	18.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,857	7.88%
More than $200,000	1,487	6.31%

Median Family Income	$71,176	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$92,662	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,088	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,203	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,203	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	90,282	-
With health insurance coverage	82,474	91.35%
Public coverage	33,960	37.62%
Private health insurance	61,437	68.05%
Without health insurance coverage	7,808	8.65%

Housing

There are 37,426 housing units in Lancaster County School District area, South Carolina with 33,899 units (90.58%) occupied. 27,019 houses (79.70%) are occupied by owner and 6,880 houses (20.30%) are rented. The average housing value is $199,800 and the average rental cost is $776. 3,373 houses (9.01%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,140 houses (8.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,426	-
Occupied	33,899	90.58%
Owner Occupied	27,019	79.70%
Renter Occupied	6,880	20.30%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	29,463	78.72%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,514	4.05%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,093	5.59%
Mobile Homes	4,338	11.59%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	18	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,426	-
Built 2014 or later	3,373	9.01%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,225	8.62%
Built 2000 - 2009	9,241	24.69%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,430	11.84%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,718	9.93%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,362	11.65%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,048	8.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,889	7.72%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,140	8.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,426	-
1 room	90	0.24%
2 rooms	286	0.76%
3 rooms	1,278	3.41%
4 rooms	4,287	11.45%
5 rooms	9,257	24.73%
6 rooms	7,549	20.17%
7 rooms	5,860	15.66%
8 rooms	3,168	8.46%
9 rooms or more	5,651	15.10%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	37,426	-
no bedroom	104	0.28%
1 bedroom	788	2.11%
2 bedrooms	9,775	26.12%
3 bedrooms	18,150	48.50%
4 bedrooms	6,305	16.85%
5 bedrooms or more	2,304	6.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	27,019	-
Less than $50,000	1,847	6.84%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,960	14.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,225	15.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,491	12.92%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,885	21.78%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,129	22.68%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,447	5.36%
$1,000,000 or more	35	0.13%
Median House Value	$199,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,809	-
Less than $500	879	15.13%
$500 - $999	3,760	64.73%
$1,000 - $1,499	821	14.13%
$1,500 - $1,999	282	4.85%
$2,000 - $2,499	52	0.90%
$2,500 - $2,999	15	0.26%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$776	-

Demographic

A total of 92,308 people lives in Lancaster County School District area, South Carolina with 44,504 male and 47,804 female. The males to female ratio is 48.21 to 51.79. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	92,308	-
Male	44,504	48.21%
Female	47,804	51.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	92,308	-
Under 5 years	5,495	5.95%
5 - 9 years	6,281	6.80%
10 - 14 years	5,191	5.62%
15 - 19 years	4,751	5.15%
20 - 24 years	4,597	4.98%
25 - 34 years	10,751	11.65%
35 - 44 years	12,544	13.59%
45 - 54 years	11,957	12.95%
55 - 59 years	5,895	6.39%
60 - 64 years	5,991	6.49%
65 - 74 years	11,634	12.60%
75 - 84 years	5,468	5.92%
85 years and older	1,753	1.90%
Median Age	42.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	92,308	-
One Race	90,002	97.50%
White	68,565	74.28%
Black or African American	19,412	21.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native	91	0.10%
Asian	1,212	1.31%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	722	0.78%

Two or more races	2,306	2.50%
White and Black or African American	1,091	1.18%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	355	0.38%
White and Asian	164	0.18%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	304	0.33%