Lancaster County Information
Lancaster in
South Carolina occupies
555 square miles and has a 2006 population of
63,628, a change from a 2000 population of
61,351 and
54,516 in 1990.
12.6% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14% percent is 25-35, and
15% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
409 acts of violent crime reported in
Lancaster in 2004, a change from
528 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,807 people:
9.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.6%.
Read more about
Lancaster, South Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lancaster | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| Land Area | 555 sq. miles | Ranked 1,990 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 63,628 | Ranked 797 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 63,060 | |
| Population 2000 | 61,351 | Ranked 793 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 54,516 | Ranked 791 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 72% | |
| African American | 26.9% | |
| Asian American | .4% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.6% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 409 | 528 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 29 | |
| Robberies | 49 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 328 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,576 | 3,105 |
| Burglaries | 774 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,675 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 127 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 30,951 | 30,112 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,807 | 1,085 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.1% | 3.6% |
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