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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lancaster is $16,967, which is lower than the state average of $24,222 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lancaster median household income is $29,602, which has grown by 3.32% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lancaster residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #238

Lancaster, SC	16,967 USD
South Carolina	24,222 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lancaster, SC	21,846 USD
South Carolina	26,972 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lancaster, SC	23,016 USD
South Carolina	31,966 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lancaster, SC	21,025 USD
South Carolina	22,711 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #254

Lancaster, SC	29,602 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lancaster, SC	40,360 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #252

Lancaster, SC	3.32%
South Carolina	21.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lancaster, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.90%	$15,492, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.54%	$15,440, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.40%	$908, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.53%	$19,820, see rank	20.18%	$22,391	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lancaster, SC	37,588 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lancaster, SC	49,093 USD
South Carolina	71,602 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lancaster, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$40,066, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$19,601, see rank	$29,971	$35,600
Hispanic	$22,708, see rank	$36,646	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lancaster, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$21,397, see rank	$22,083	$25,788
25 to 44	$35,054, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$28,398, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$25,385, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lancaster, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,790, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	3,092, 45.54%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,904, 61.58%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,904, 61.58%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,586, 83.30%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	318, 16.70%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,188, 38.42%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	3,698, 54.46%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,940, 52.46%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,940, 52.46%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,664, 85.77%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	276, 14.23%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,758, 47.54%, see rank	43.22%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lancaster, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,114, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,580, 82.85%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	374, 12.01%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.19%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	47, 1.51%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	45, 1.45%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	62, 1.99%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lancaster, SC	24.5 minutes
South Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lancaster, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,250	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	1,586, 48.80%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	201, 12.67%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	336, 21.19%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	309, 19.48%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.25%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	80, 5.04%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	583, 36.76%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	1,664, 51.20%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	523, 31.43%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	443, 26.62%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	482, 28.97%, see rank	33.23%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	216, 12.98%, see rank	7.54%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lancaster, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,250, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4, 0.12%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	91, 2.80%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	655, 20.15%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	104, 3.20%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	300, 9.23%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	156, 4.80%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	61, 1.88%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	201, 6.18%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	471, 14.49%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	539, 16.58%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	347, 10.68%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	131, 4.03%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	190, 5.85%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lancaster, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,716	31.46%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	560	27.41%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.