Lancaster, South Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	9,150
Male Share of the Population	45.8%
Female Share of the Population	54.2%
Senior Citizens	15.8%
Employed Population 16+	3,302
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	33%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.3%
Median Earnings25+	$26,080
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$18,296
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,531

Wealth

Median Family Income	$37,432
% Above Poverty Level	65.7%
% Below Poverty Level	34.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.2%
% Using Public Transportation	0.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.4%
Median Gross Rent	$710
Median House Value	$136,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	56.9%
Irish	4.1%
English	3%
Scottish	1.8%
African	1.6%
French Except Basque	0.9%
Italian	0.9%
Greek	0.9%
Finnish	0.6%
Welsh	0.6%
Swedish	0.4%
Polish	0.4%
Dutch	0.3%
Belgian	0.1%
Slovak	0.1%
Swiss	0.1%
Russian	0.1%
German	0.1%
Lithuanian	0.1%
Canadian	0.1%
Czech	0.1%
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Lancaster Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lancaster County
Standard Zip Codes	29720
P.O. Box Zip Codes	29721
Company Zip Codes	29722
Phone Area Codes	803
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	34.72
Approximate Longitude	-80.77

Lancaster Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	KERSHAW 2 SW
Distance	17.1 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 53 F
Apr Temp	46 to 74 F
Jul Temp	68 to 91 F
Oct Temp	48 to 74 F
Annual Precip	47.9 inches

Station	WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
Distance	20.9 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 52 F
Apr Temp	49 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 90 F
Oct Temp	51 to 73 F
Annual Precip	48.3 inches

Station	MONROE 4 SE
Distance	23 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 52 F
Apr Temp	47 to 74 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	48 to 73 F
Annual Precip	48.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Fort Lawn	1,012	$39,205
Great Falls	1,988	$40,400
Heath Springs	640	$45,625
Kershaw	2,021	$43,077
Richburg	405	$47,656
Rock Hill	71,903	$56,348

Lancaster Public Libraries

Lancaster County Library System
313 S. WHITE ST.
Lancaster, South Carolina
(803) 285-1502

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Lancaster Hospitals

Springs Memorial Hospital
(Proprietary)
800 W Meeting St
(803) 286-1481

Lancaster Public Schools

A. R. Rucker Middle
422 Old Dixie Road
ZIP: 29720
(803) 416-8555
Middle
Total Enrollment 536

Brooklyn Springs Elementary
1637 Billings Drive
ZIP: 29720
(803) 283-8471
Primary
Total Enrollment 512

Buford Elementary
1906 North Rocky River Road
ZIP: 29720
(803) 286-0026
Primary
Total Enrollment 755

Buford High
4290 Tabernacle Road
ZIP: 29720
(803) 286-7068
High
Total Enrollment 649

Buford Middle
1890 North Rocky River Road
ZIP: 29720
(803) 285-8473
Middle
Total Enrollment 427

Clinton Elementary
110 Clinton School Road
ZIP: 29720
(803) 285-5395
Primary
Total Enrollment 422

Discovery Charter Of Lancaster
302 West Dunlap Street
ZIP: 29720
(803) 285-8430
Primary
Total Enrollment 107

Erwin Elementary
1477 Locustwood Avenue
ZIP: 29720
(803) 285-8484
Primary
Total Enrollment 485

Lancaster High
617 Normandy Road
ZIP: 29720
(803) 283-2001
High
Total Enrollment 1374

Mcdonald Green Elementary
2763 Lynwood Drive
ZIP: 29720
(803) 285-7416
Primary
Total Enrollment 515

North Elementary
1100 Roddey Drive
ZIP: 29720
(803) 283-9918
Primary
Total Enrollment 690

South Middle
1551 Billings Drive
ZIP: 29720
(803) 283-8416
Middle
Total Enrollment 531

Southside Early Childhood Center
500 Hampton Road
ZIP: 29720
(803) 283-3915
Primary

Lancaster Private Schools

Carolina Christian Academy
1850 Kershaw Camden Hwy
ZIP: 29720
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 148

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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