Lancaster County, South Carolina (SC)

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County population in 2005: 63,113 (38% urban, 62% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 17,435
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,743

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Land area: 549 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 115 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.8%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	6.5%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.4%), Educational,health and social services (14.0%), Retail trade (12.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Lancaster County, South Carolina business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lancaster County, South Carolina:

White Non-Hispanic (70.5%)
Black (26.9%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Other race (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.9 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Males: 30,393	(49.5%)
Females: 30,958	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,999
County population in 2003: 62,694
Jobs in 2003: 19,368

Lancaster County,SC real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 29,888
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.9%

Average household size:

Lancaster County:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,778 ($34,688 in 2000)

This county	$36,778
South Carolina:	$39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,934

Lancaster County	$104,934
South Carolina:	$113,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $427
Institutionalized population: 1,783
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lancaster County in 2000: $750

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 2
Rapes: 27
Robberies: 32
Assaults: 176
Burglaries: 472
Thefts: 1140
Auto thefts: 96

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 3
Rapes: 24
Robberies: 31
Assaults: 164
Burglaries: 582
Thefts: 1098
Auto thefts: 106

Lancaster County races chart

Lancaster County, SC map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Lancaster County South Carolina:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $294 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lancaster County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $661 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lancaster, Springdale, Elgin, Lancaster Mill, Kershaw, Irwin, Heath Springs, Stevens Creek, Tradesville, Van Wyck.

Neighboring counties: Chester County , Chesterfield County , Fairfield County , Kershaw County , York County , Mecklenburg County, North Carolina , Union County, North Carolina .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lancaster County: Springs-Stevens State Fish Hatchery (A), Hanging Rock Battleground (B), Foster Industrial Park (C), Mount Carmel Camp Meeting Ground (D), Lancaster Speedway (E), Lancaster County Home (F), Riverside Club House (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: South 200 Shopping Center (1), North Park Square Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lancaster County include: Pleasant Valley Church (A), High Point Church (B), Pleasant Plains Church (C), Pleasant Plain Baptist Church (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), Pleasant Grove Church (F), Pleasant Dale Church (G), Pilgrim Church (H), Hopewell Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Valley Cemetery (1), Mobley Cemetery (2), Caskey Cemetery (3), New Bethel Cemetery (4), Baskins Cemetery (5), Kingsbury Cemetery (6), Camp Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Andrew Jackson State Park Lake (A), Baxley Pond (B), Belks Pond (C), Betheas Pond (D), Harpers Pond (E), Sherrells Pond (F), Bowers Pond (G), Burnetts Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Haile Gold Mine Creek (A), Rone Branch (B), Mobley Branch (C), Flat Creek (D), Flag Pond Branch (E), Millstone Branch (F), Rum Creek (G), Mill Creek (H), Polecat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lancaster County include: Buford Battle Ground Monument (1), Andrew Jackson State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	9.3%
South Carolina:	5.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,936
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 827 (29% naturalized citizens)

Lancaster County:	1.3%
Whole state:	2.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 413
1990 to 1994: 90
1985 to 1989: 106
1980 to 1984: 68
1975 to 1979: 26
1970 to 1974: 12
1970 to 1974: 41
1965 to 1969: 71

Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.3%

Lancaster County marital status for males

Lancaster County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 17,472
One, attached: 149
Two: 459
3 or 4: 699
5 to 9: 439
10 to 19: 84
20 or more: 224
Mobile homes: 5,420
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Lancaster County with a mortgage: 7,609 (764 second mortgage, 1,365 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,564

Agriculture in Lancaster County
Average size of farms: 128 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $71759
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $114.37
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $44353
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.82%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26090
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.03%
Corn for grain: 299 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 676 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 462 harvested acres
Vegetables: 42 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 37 acres

Lancaster County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above South Carolina state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 112 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/8/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 70 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Textile mills and textile products (13%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
Paper (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Textile mills and textile products (15%)
Health care (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (59%)
Germany (9%)
Korea (6%)
India (4%)
Philippines (3%)
Other Eastern Europe (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lancaster County:

United States or American (32%)
Irish (7%)
Scotch-Irish (6%)
English (6%)
German (5%)
African (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Lancaster County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 21,651 (79%)
Carpooled: 4,873 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 113 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 298 (1%)
Other means: 178 (1%)
Worked at home: 322 (1%)

People in group quarters in Lancaster County, South Carolina

1389 people in state prisons
264 people in nursing homes
111 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
96 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
47 people in homes for the mentally retarded
26 people in other group homes
22 people in homes for the mentally ill
19 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
10 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,033.

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.
2.21% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($12,530 average AGI)
3.07% relocated from other states ($26,572 average AGI)
Lancaster County: 3.07%
South Carolina average: 4.33%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.95% ($53,784 average AGI)
from York County, SC	0.62% ($33,451)
from Chester County, SC	0.47% ($24,950)
from Union County, NC	0.28% ($47,333)
from Chesterfield County, SC	0.20% ($21,535)
from Kershaw County, SC	0.20% ($26,262)
from Richland County, SC	0.12% ($26,000)

4.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.94%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.84% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($17,190 average AGI)
2.10% relocated to other states ($18,060 average AGI)
Lancaster County: 2.10%
South Carolina average: 3.21%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to York County, SC	1.14% ($32,490 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.54% ($53,474)
to Chester County, SC	0.32% ($24,691)
to Union County, NC	0.26% ($36,909)
to Kershaw County, SC	0.25% ($22,283)
to Richland County, SC	0.23% ($29,080)
to Chesterfield County, SC	0.20% ($23,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Births per 1000 population in Lancaster County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Lancaster County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lancaster County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,188 (7,103 aged, 2,085 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 59,356

In family households: 51,962 (12,212 male householders, 4,693 female householders)
12,459 spouses, 17,711 children (16,353 natural, 391 adopted, 967 stepchildren), 1,897 grandchildren, 558 brothers or sisters, 416 parents, 868 other relatives, 1,148 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,394 (2,908 male householders (2,394 living alone)), 3,414 female householders (3,108 living alone)), 1,072 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,995 (1,786 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,989 2-persons, 4,388 3-persons, 3,496 4-persons, 1,390 5-persons, 426 6-persons, 216 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,502 1-person, 663 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 19 5-persons.

9,026 married couples with children.
4,429 single-parent households (814 men, 3,615 women).

96.5% of residents of Lancaster County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $298,643,000 ($4730 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $19,503,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $152,322,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,085,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $502,000
Federal grants: $62,515,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,108,000 ($262,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,111,000 ($4,693,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,016,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,728,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,345,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,189

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,037

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +350

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +336

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lancaster County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.84 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 705
1995 to 1998: 2,308
1990 to 1994: 2,248
1980 to 1989: 4,355
1970 to 1979: 5,359
1960 to 1969: 3,903
1950 to 1959: 3,012
1940 to 1949: 1,580
1939 or earlier: 1,492

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster County, South Carolina:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 91
3 rooms: 349
4 rooms: 2,112
5 rooms: 5,521
6 rooms: 4,685
7 rooms: 2,722
8 rooms: 1,179
9 or more rooms: 776

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster County, South Carolina:

1 room: 45
2 rooms: 358
3 rooms: 871
4 rooms: 2,077
5 rooms: 1,470
6 rooms: 558
7 rooms: 264
8 rooms: 51
9 or more rooms: 49

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lancaster County:

no bedroom: 21
1 bedroom: 199
2 bedrooms: 4,175
3 bedrooms: 10,930
4 bedrooms: 1,808
5 or more bedrooms: 302

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster County:

no bedroom: 110
1 bedroom: 1,019
2 bedrooms: 2,931
3 bedrooms: 1,471
4 bedrooms: 176
5 or more bedrooms: 36

Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 903
1 vehicle: 4,125
2 vehicles: 7,609
3 vehicles: 3,502
4 vehicles: 959
5 or more vehicles: 337

Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,181
1 vehicle: 2,706
2 vehicles: 1,389
3 vehicles: 370
4 vehicles: 44
5 or more vehicles: 53

63% of Lancaster County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in South Carolina.

Lancaster County:	63.3%
State average:	56.8%

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

This state: 44817
Northeast: 2139
Midwest: 1269
South: 11564
West: 487

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (47%)
Electricity (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (44%)
Utility gas (34%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 335

Here:	4.4%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 131

Here:	3.7%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 242

Here:	14.1%
South Carolina:	20.3%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Lancaster County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $47,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $666,000
Charges - All Other: $2,790,000
Parks & Recreation: $773,000

Solid Waste Management: $121,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $438,000
Regular Highways: $385,000

Central Staff Services: $20,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $8,217,000
Police Protection: $4,314,000

Health Services - Other: $3,165,000

Central Staff Services: $2,940,000

Financial Administration: $1,608,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,504,000

Regular Highways: $1,410,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,283,000

Corrections - Other: $1,048,000

Parks & Recreation: $994,000

Fire Protection: $877,000

General Public Buildings: $636,000

Housing & Community Development: $634,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $500,000

Air Transportation: $93,000

Welfare - Other: $66,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $211,000
General - Interest on Debt: $566,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $590,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000

General: $2,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $111,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $445,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,600,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,325,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $275,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,796,000
Interest Earnings: $68,000

Rents: $7,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $245,000
Police Protection: $124,000

General - Other: $79,000

Fire Protection: $46,000

Parks & Recreation: $43,000

Health - Other: $11,000

Financial Administration: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,592,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,900,000
All Other: $1,232,000

Public Welfare: $64,000

Health & Hospitals: $17,000
Tax - Property: $8,950,000
Total General Sales: $2,077,000

NEC: $1,145,000

Public Utilities: $232,000

Other Selective Sales: $79,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $13,308,000

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