Lancaster is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 9,103 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Lancaster is the 56th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lancaster is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lancaster is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lancaster who work in food service (10.56%), management occupations (10.47%), and office and administrative support (10.27%). As is often the case in a small city, Lancaster doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Lancaster is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.34% of adults 25 and older in Lancaster have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lancaster in 2022 was $30,084, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,336 for a family of four. However, Lancaster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 14.31% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lancaster include Irish, English, German, Egyptian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
