Population 2,386 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lake View
Household size in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.60 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.33 | 2.59 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.43 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.34 | 2.50 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.26 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
Households in Lake View are small: just 2.34 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.60 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.1 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.8 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.3 | 40.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.8 | 41.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +11.6 | +2.9 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 46.8, Lake View is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.7% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.2% | 13.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 18.0% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.7 pts | −1.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in six households in Lake View (18.0%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lake View
Renters in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.0% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 34.4% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.3% | 30.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.7% | 28.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −10.4 pts | −2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Lake View own their homes; 30.7% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. The picture is much the same across South Carolina. Among homeowners, 74.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.7% | 14.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 24.4% | 13.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.1% | 11.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.7 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Lake View: 16.1% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1977 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1976 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +7 | +6 |
Homes in Lake View are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are older than in South Carolina as a whole, where the median home dates to 1991.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $429 | $780 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $572 | $859 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $459 | $984 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $660 | $1,294 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$231 | +$514 | +$606 |
Rent in Lake View runs $660 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lake View
Bachelor's degrees in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.9% | 25.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.3% | 26.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.9% | 28.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.0% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +9.1 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Lake View have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.0%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 71.8% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 78.3% | 85.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.1% | 87.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.7% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.9 pts | +6.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in six adults in Lake View never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lake View
| Period | Lake View | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 9.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.8% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.5% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.5 pts | −4.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been easier to find in Lake View than nationally: unemployment was 3.5%, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lake View compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View | 2.34 | 46.8 | 18.0% | 30.7% | 16.1% | 1979 | $660 | 14.0% | 81.7% | 3.5% |
| Kemper | 2.67 | 36.9 | 24.5% | 36.9% | 12.1% | 1979 | $540 | 10.5% | 82.2% | 6.2% |
| Marietta | 2.39 | 47.4 | 10.9% | 18.6% | 12.5% | 1977 | $828 | 10.6% | 80.0% | 6.7% |
| Fork | 2.23 | 55.0 | 10.1% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 1975 | $663 | 9.1% | 86.4% | 0.9% |
| Riverdale | 3.02 | 32.3 | 22.5% | 25.3% | 14.2% | 1994 | $714 | 18.1% | 82.4% | 7.3% |
| Fair Bluff | 2.24 | 49.2 | 9.5% | 35.2% | 27.5% | 1978 | $758 | 13.3% | 83.7% | 3.4% |
| Echo | 2.66 | 40.9 | 17.4% | 21.3% | 8.9% | 1984 | $794 | 7.8% | 74.3% | 4.7% |
| Nichols | 2.71 | 41.1 | 19.7% | 25.5% | 15.8% | 1977 | $771 | 15.7% | 85.7% | 6.0% |
| Fairmont | 2.48 | 44.5 | 17.4% | 38.0% | 11.7% | 1982 | $772 | 10.9% | 83.5% | 7.3% |
| Dillon | 2.71 | 38.9 | 24.5% | 36.0% | 18.4% | 1983 | $706 | 15.5% | 80.7% | 9.1% |
| Zion | 2.96 | 31.1 | 26.9% | 29.8% | 17.6% | 1993 | $803 | 10.2% | 90.8% | 11.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lake View. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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