Lancaster Mill, South Carolina
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| Males: 1,193 |  (47.3%) |
| Females: 1,331 |  (52.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 29.0 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip codes: 29720.
| Lancaster Mill: | $38,395 |
| SC: | $64,115 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $24,402 (it was $10,896 in 2000)
Lancaster Mill CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $198,990 (it was $43,600 in 2000)
| Lancaster Mill: | $198,990 |
| SC: | $254,600 |
Lancaster Mill, SC residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lancaster Mill, SC
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- 1,11853.0%Black alone
- 91643.4%White alone
- 562.7%Hispanic
- 110.5%Two or more races
- 50.2%Other race alone
- 30.1%American Indian alone
Races in Lancaster Mill detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: United States (26.1%), English (2.4%), German (2.2%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), Irish (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 1.27 square miles.
Population density: 1,987 people per square mile (low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Lancaster Mill CDP: | 0.5% ($199) |
| South Carolina: | 0.6% ($510) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charlotte, NC 
(34.5 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (479.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Irwin, SC (1.4 miles ),
), Fort Lawn, SC (2.5 miles ),
), Landsford, SC (2.9 miles ),
), JAARS, NC (3.3 miles ),
), Great Falls, SC (3.4 miles ),
), Catawba, SC (3.5 miles )
)Latitude: 34.71 N, Longitude: 80.78 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 803
| Here: | 3.5% |
| South Carolina: | 3.1% |
- Textile mills & textile products (19.0%)
- Construction (11.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Educational services (4.5%)
- Health care (4.5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.1%)
- Construction (22.7%)
- Textile mills & textile products (13.7%)
- Public administration (7.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.8%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (5.7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.9%)
- Transportation equipment (4.4%)
- Textile mills & textile products (24.6%)
- Educational services (9.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.0%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.1%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (6.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.0%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (16.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.9%)
- Cashiers (6.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
Average climate in Lancaster Mill, South Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 71.1. This is about average.
| City: | 71.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 24.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 14.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.7 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.12. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.12 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00085. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00085 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Lancaster Mill-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/8/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Lancaster Mill place center killed 4 people and injured 70 people.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 tornado 13.9 miles away from the place center injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lancaster Mill-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 25% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 123.4 miles away from Lancaster Mill center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 272.3 miles away from Lancaster Mill center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 113.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 130.5 miles away from Lancaster Mill center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 121.0 miles away from Lancaster Mill center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lancaster County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Lancaster Mill:
- NANCY MCCONNELL COMM. RES. (Hospital, about 1 miles away; LANCASTER, SC)
- TOM MANGUM COMMUNITY RESIDENCE (Hospital, about 1 miles away; LANCASTER, SC)
- SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 1 miles away; LANCASTER, SC)
- HOME CARE OF LANCASTER (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; LANCASTER, SC)
- LANCASTER DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 1 miles away; LANCASTER, SC)
- WHITE OAK MANOR - LANCASTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; LANCASTER, SC)
- CATAWBA DISTRICT HHS (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; LANCASTER, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lancaster Mill:
- York Technical College (about 20 miles; Rock Hill, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,572)
- Winthrop University (about 22 miles; Rock Hill, SC; FT enrollment: 5,575)
- Wingate University (about 27 miles; Wingate, NC; FT enrollment: 2,125)
- Queens University of Charlotte (about 34 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 2,083)
- Central Piedmont Community College (about 36 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 15,371)
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (about 37 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 2,518)
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (about 42 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 22,807)
Points of interest:
Churches in Lancaster Mill include: Second Baptist Church (A), Immanuel Baptist Church (B), Holiness Church (C), Wade Memorial Church (D), Grace Church (E), Temple Church (F), Springdell Church (G), Second Avenue Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 61.9% |
| Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 32.1% |
| Whole state: | 14.1% |
| This place: | 18.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Lancaster Mill:
- Never married: 35.2%
- Now married: 38.7%
- Separated: 7.9%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 8.6%
For population 25 years and over in Lancaster Mill:
- High school or higher: 44.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 16.3 |
| South Carolina average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Lancaster Mill, SC (based on Lancaster County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 26,632 | 102 |
| Mainline Protestant | 6,741 | 33 |
| Black Protestant | 4,964 | 27 |
| Catholic | 780 | 2 |
| Other | 587 | 2 |
| None | 36,948 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
| This county: | 1.90 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Lancaster County: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 18
| Lancaster County: | 2.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36
| Lancaster County: | 4.90 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
| Lancaster County: | 4.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Lancaster County: | 13.0% |
| State: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 32.1% |
| State: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Lancaster County: | 9.8% |
| South Carolina: | 13.4% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Lancaster Mill:
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WNOW (1030 AM; daytime; 9 kW; MINT HILL, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE METRO RADIO, INC.)
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WBZK (980 AM; 3 kW; YORK, SC; Owner: CAROLINA METRO RADIO, LLC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lancaster Mill:
- WRHM (107.1 FM; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
- WNMX-FM (106.1 FM; WAXHAW, NC; Owner: GHB OF WAXHAW, INC)
- WRBK (90.3 FM; RICHBURG, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNSC-FM (88.9 FM; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W219CH (91.7 FM; LOWRYS, SC; Owner: RICHBURG EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WBT-FM (99.3 FM; CHESTER, SC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
TV broadcast stations around Lancaster Mill:
- WNSC-TV (Channel 30; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
- WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
Lancaster Mill fatal accident list:
Aug 31, 2016 01:25 AM, Cr-Todd Street, Lat: 34.711358, Lon: -80.768781, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Feb 11, 2011 00:55 AM, 12, 16, Lat: 34.704789, Lon: -80.784658, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Feb 11, 2011 00:55 AM, 12, 16, Lat: 34.704789, Lon: -80.784658, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 59ft / 18.4mTotal length
- $1,654,000Total costs
- 19,800Total average daily traffic
- 457Total average daily truck traffic
- 27,593Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 58.7%Utility gas
- 19.6%Electricity
- 12.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.3%Wood
- 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%No fuel used
- 45.6%Electricity
- 33.8%Utility gas
- 17.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.5%Wood
- 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Lancaster Mill compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.