Lee County, SC Demographic Data

Lee County, SC Summary

Lee County is located in South Carolina
  • Population: 19,160
  • Area: 411.23 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 410.18 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 1.05 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 46.59 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 196.85 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Lee County, SC Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,752
48%
50.8
Male
9,437
52%
49.2
Total Population
18,189
 
323,128,000

Lee County, SC Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,034
5.7% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,096
6.0% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,140
6.3% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,019
5.6% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,456
8.0% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,323
12.8% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,021
11.1% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,515
13.8% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,512
8.3% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,118
6.1% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,746
9.6% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
868
4.8% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
341
1.9% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,286
78.5%
77.2
Female
6,858
48.0%
51.3
Male
7,428
52.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,651
75.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,696
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,955
16.2%
15.2
Female
1,714
58.0%
55.8
Male
1,241
42.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0

Lee County, SC Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,819
98.0% 
96.8
White
5,981
32.9% 
72.6
Black or African American
11,693
64.3% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
30
0.2% 
0.8
Asian
8
0.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
8
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
107
0.6% 
5.1
Two or More Races
370
2.0% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
415
2.3% 
17.8
Mexican
249
1.4% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
110
0.6% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
56
0.3% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,774
97.7% 
82.2

Lee County, SC Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
834
6.7% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,956
15.7% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,273
42.4% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,259
18.2% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
818
6.6% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
925
7.4% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
379
3.0% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,790
22.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,654
77.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,304
10.4%
31.2

Lee County, SC Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,309
42.3%
33.7%
Now Married
5,363
35.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,200
8.0%
11.0%
Separated
673
4.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,374
9.2
5.8%

Lee County, SC Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,796
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
359
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
301
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
44
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%

Lee County, SC Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
975
15.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
490
7.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,327
20.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
695
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,065
16.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
863
13.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
501
7.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
338
5.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
68
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
78
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
31,169
 
57,617
Per capita income
15,545
 
31,128

Lee County, SC Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
190
3.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
410
6.9%
9.8
Construction
274
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,332
22.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
208
3.5%
6.6
Information
84
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,258
21.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
212
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
334
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
359
6.1%
4.6
Retail trade
758
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
389
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
122
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
439
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,323
22.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,476
24.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,520
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,172
19.8%
18.1%

Lee County, SC Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,860
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,893
83.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
689
11.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
99
1.7%
2.7
Other means
117
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
62
1.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.2
 
26.6

Lee County, SC Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
600
9.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,431
38.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,956
30.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,413
22.1%
21.0

Lee County, SC Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
6,400
83.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,881
76.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,519
23.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,283
16.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5

Lee County, SC Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,683
1 room
125
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
87
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
210
2.7%
9.1
4 rooms
953
12.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,376
30.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,820
23.7%
17.8
7 rooms
992
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
636
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
484
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Lee County, SC Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,683
 
 
1-unit, detached
4,572
59.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
52
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
154
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
121
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
48
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
90
1.2%
9.0
Mobile home
2,646
34.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Lee County, SC Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
573
7.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
329
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
703
9.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
814
10.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,401
18.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,291
16.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,783
23.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
706
9.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
83
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Lee County, SC Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
425
6.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
624
9.8%
4.7
Electricity
5,077
79.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
128
2.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
102
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
26
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.3%
1.1

Lee County, SC Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,995
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
5
0.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
16
0.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
29
1.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
122
6.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
168
8.4%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
559
28.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,096
54.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
901
45.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
271
13.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
143
7.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
114
5.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
556
28.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%

Lee County, SC Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,236 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
170
13.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
343
27.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
723
58.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
283
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
659
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
132
11.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
132
11.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
84
7.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
58
5.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
72
6.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
680
58.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
361
0.0%
0.0%

Lee County, SC Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,881
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,622
33.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,762
36.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
703
14.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
367
7.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
273
5.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
101
2.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
53
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
68,100
 
205,000