For population 25 years and over in Lancaster Mill:
High school or higher: 44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 8.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lancaster Mill CDP:
Never married: 35.2%
Now married: 38.7%
Separated: 7.9%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 8.6%
0 residents are foreign born
This place:
0.0%
South Carolina:
2.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $165 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $229 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charlotte, NC (34.5 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (479.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Lancaster Mill-area historical tornado activity is above South Carolina state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/8/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Lancaster Mill place center killed 4 peopleand injured 70 people.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 tornado 13.9 miles away from the place center injured 36 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lancaster Mill-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.4 miles away from the city center On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.7 miles away from Lancaster Mill center On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from the city center On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from the city center On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from Lancaster Mill center On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lancaster County (6) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Flood: 1, Drought: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lancaster Mill:
SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; LANCASTER, SC)
PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; ROCK HILL, SC)
CHESTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, about 22 miles away; CHESTER, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lancaster Mill:
York Technical College (about 21 miles; Rock Hill, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,970)
Winthrop University (about 22 miles; Rock Hill, SC; FT enrollment: 4,937)
Central Piedmont Community College (about 36 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 7,630)
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (about 37 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 2,428)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (about 42 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 18,379)
Gaston College (about 47 miles; Dallas, NC; FT enrollment: 2,732)
Benedict College (about 51 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 2,942)
Churches in Lancaster Mill include: Second Baptist Church (A), Immanuel Baptist Church (B), Holiness Church (C), Wade Memorial Church (D), Grace Church (E), Temple Church (F), Springdell Church (G), Second Avenue Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lancaster County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00085. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 21.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00085
U.S.:
0.06353
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 25.9. This is about average.Closest monitor was 21.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
25.9
U.S.:
25.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 44.3%
(25.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 55.6% for Black residents, 51.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.5 people
South Carolina:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
61.9%
Whole state:
69.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
7.7%
Whole state:
4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Lancaster Mill (based on Lancaster County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.40%
Here
57.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Association Reformed Presbyterian Church
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents
66.7%
16.6%
3.7%
3.1%
2.2%
Congregations
48.2%
15.8%
7.9%
4.4%
3.5%
Name
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Catholic Church
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Baha'i
Other
Adherents
2.0%
1.2%
0.9%
0.8%
2.9%
Congregations
4.4%
1.8%
4.4%
-
9.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
Lancaster County:
1.90 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 18
Lancaster County:
2.45 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:
0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36
Lancaster County:
4.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
Here:
4.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
13.0%
South Carolina:
10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Lancaster County:
32.1%
South Carolina:
29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
9.8%
State:
13.4%
5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,101 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.28%
South Carolina average:
8.00%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
