South Carolina · Census place 39895
Lancaster city, SC
Quick answer
Lancaster city has 8,738 residents, ranking #69 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $43,234, the median home is worth $226,300 and median gross rent runs $824 a month.
- Population
- 8,738Lancaster city residents
- Median household income
- $43,234Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $226,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $824Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lancaster city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lancaster city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.5% of residents and 44.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Sans Souci CDP 8,199
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