Demographics of Lancaster city, South Carolina

Lancaster city, South Carolina had 9,623 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,121 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lancaster city, in four figures

9,623
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,921 ±22.; +13.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,121 people.; 40.4 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,311 ±$4,860
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lancaster city, South Carolina's population grew 13.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lancaster city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lancaster city, South Carolina's population grew 13.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lancaster city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,502	100.0	100.0
2021	8,631	101.5	100.2
2022	8,834	103.9	100.7
2023	9,100	107.0	101.6
2024	9,346	109.9	102.5
2025	9,623	113.2	103.1

Population of Lancaster city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,502	—
2021	8,631	+129
2022	8,834	+203
2023	9,100	+266
2024	9,346	+246
2025	9,623	+277

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±4.1: for men 38.1 ±5.9 and for women 41.4 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lancaster city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	461 ±171	5.2% ±1.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,598 ±307	17.9% ±3.4	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	527 ±184	5.9% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,346 ±466	26.3% ±5.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,131 ±355	23.9% ±4.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,858 ±329	20.8% ±3.7	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,311 ±$4,860, and income per person $27,460 ±$3,228, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lancaster city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,178 ±305	32.3% ±7.9	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	840 ±223	23.0% ±5.8	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	641 ±212	17.6% ±5.6	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	337 ±122	9.2% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	371 ±122	10.2% ±3.2	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 148	< 0.1% to 4.1%	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	205 ±90	5.6% ±2.4	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lancaster city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	1,874 ±622	21.2% ±7.0	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	620 ±244	30.1% ±10.1	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	833 ±356	18.5% ±7.6	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	421 ±157	18.3% ±6.0	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lancaster city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lancaster city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	4,141 ±304	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.0% ±3.9	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.0% ±3.6	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.5% ±5.9	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.5% ±5.8	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$239,100 ±$40,193	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$868 ±$82	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lancaster city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,014 ±406	11.4% ±4.6	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,592 ±576	40.3% ±6.5	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,098 ±627	45.9% ±7.0	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 157	0% to 1.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to 0.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	42 to 170	0.5% to 1.9%	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lancaster city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	4,826 ±577	54.1% ±6.5	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,195 ±470	35.8% ±5.3	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 12	0% to 0.1%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	897 ±402	10.1% ±4.5	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	82 to 352	0.9% to 3.9%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	316 to 1,044	3.5% to 11.7%	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lancaster city among the places of South Carolina

70th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Lancaster city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Woodfield CDP	9,465 ±1,464
Laurens city	9,336 ±27
Litchfield Beach CDP	9,044 ±698
Seneca city	8,993 ±78
York city	8,969 ±35
Lancaster city	8,921 ±22
Sangaree CDP	8,681 ±1,848
Georgetown city	8,565 ±21
Travelers Rest city	8,370 ±31
White Knoll CDP	8,310 ±816
Camden city	8,267 ±19

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026