As is often the case in a small city, Lancaster doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Lancaster with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.63% of adults in Lancaster have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lancaster in 2022 was $25,845, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,380 for a family of four. However, Lancaster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lancaster also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.55% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Lancaster is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lancaster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lancaster residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lancaster also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lancaster include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
