Lancaster County is located in north-central South Carolina. The County Seat is Lancaster and the largest city is Lancaster. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.mylancastersc.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 83,160 and the 2010 census population was 76,652. The land area is 549.16 square miles and there are 139.6 persons per square mile.
74.4% of the population is White, 23.2% is Black or African American, 4.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.3% is two or more races. 82.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 18.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $142,200, there are 28,956 households, an average of 2.64 persons per household. The per capita income is $21,003, the median household income is $42,217, and 21% of the persons in Lancaster County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 5,111. Retail sales (in $1000) were $587,872, and sales per capita were $7,998. The percentage of black-owned firms is 9.3%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23.4%.
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| Lancaster County Official website for Lancaster County, South Carolina. |
| Codes Code of ordinances for Lancaster County searchable by keyword. |
| Directory Site map of county departments, agencies, commissions, and services. |
| Directory | Staff Directory of key county staff members. |
| Motor Vehicles Lancaster County Treasurer's Office database of motor vehicle taxes and online tax payments. |
| Property | Assessor Lancaster County Assessor property record search. |
| Property | Taxes Lancaster County Treasurer's Office database of property and tax records, including an online tax payment service. |
| Recorded Documents Pay Site Lancaster Register of Deeds official records from TitleSearcher. Requires registration. |
| Recorded Documents Pay Site Find and download images of Lancaster County Register of Deeds recorded documents filed since 10/03/1978. Pay by subscription or per search. |
| Voters South Carolina State Election Commission voter registration check by county, name, and date of birth. |
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