Lancaster, South Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Lancaster, South Carolina United States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyLancaster
Total population61,351 281,421,906
Male30,393138,053,563
Female30,958143,368,343
Median age (years)35.935.3
Total households23,178105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)34,68841,994

Lancaster, South Carolina county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Lancaster, South Carolina equals 23,342. Government workers comprise 11.69% of workers in Lancaster, South Carolina. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.09% of Lancaster, South Carolina labor force. There are 52 unpaid family workers in Lancaster, South Carolina.

nine point four seven percent of population are involved in construction, thirty-two point four percent are in manufacturing, and four point one nine percent are in wholesale trade. 4.56% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Lancaster, South Carolina. Four point seven seven percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Lancaster, South Carolina.

63.33% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Lancaster, South Carolina. Seventy-eight point nine percent of Lancaster, South Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point one seven percent of Lancaster, South Carolina residents work at home. 0.41% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Lancaster, South Carolina %, Lancaster, South Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over47,434  217,168,077
In labor force30,038 63.33%63.92%
- Civilian labor force30,024 63.3%63.39%
- - Employed28,110 59.26%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,914 4.04%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.4  5.8
- Armed Forces14 0.03%0.53%
Not in labor force17,396 36.67%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over24,269 51.16%51.66%
In labor force14,301 30.15%29.72%
- Civilian labor force14,301 30.15%29.65%
- - Employed13,309 28.06%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years4,262 8.99%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,980  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over27,442  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone21,651 78.9%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled4,873 17.76%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)113 0.41%4.73%
Walked298 1.09%2.93%
Other means185 0.67%1.19%
Worked at home322 1.17%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)27.0 0.1%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over28,110  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations5,520 19.64%33.65%
Service occupations3,015 10.73%14.86%
Sales and office occupations6,942 24.7%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations119 0.42%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations4,398 15.65%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations8,116 28.87%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining304 1.08%1.87%
Construction2,662 9.47%6.78%
Manufacturing9,107 32.4%14.1%
Wholesale trade1,178 4.19%3.6%
Retail trade3,570 12.7%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,032 3.67%5.2%
Information419 1.49%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,348 4.8%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,282 4.56%9.3%
Educational, health and social services3,939 14.01%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,340 4.77%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,080 3.84%4.87%
Public administration849 3.02%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers23,342 83.04%78.47%
Government workers3,286 11.69%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,430 5.09%6.63%
Unpaid family workers52 0.18%0.31%
 Lancaster, South Carolina %, Lancaster, South Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households23,227  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,732 11.76%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,857 8.0%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,482 14.99%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9993,624 15.6%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9994,388 18.89%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9994,382 18.87%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,613 6.94%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999825 3.55%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999167 0.72%2.2%
$200,000 or more157 0.68%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)34,688  41,994
With earnings18,443 38.88%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)42,921  56,604
With Social Security income6,726 14.18%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,436  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,147 2.42%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,588  6,320
With public assistance income595 1.25%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,888  3,032
With retirement income3,796 8.0%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,929  17,376
 
Families16,905  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,105 6.54%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999983 5.81%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,351 13.91%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9992,696 15.95%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9993,398 20.1%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9993,889 23.01%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,425 8.43%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999761 4.5%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999156 0.92%2.75%
$200,000 or more141 0.83%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)40,955  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,276  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,176  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers22,238  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,638  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,245 76.01%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years480 29.3%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present990  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years852 86.06%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years338 34.14%42.27%
 
Individuals7,599  33,899,812
18 years and over5,012 65.96%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,155 15.2%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,503 32.94%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,845 24.28%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,130 28.03%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.