Lake Wylie is a city of 16,006 people in South Carolina. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 12,945 people. Households here earn about 62% more than in South Carolina as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. About 48% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $112,097, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Wylie
What changed most since 1990
Population2,720 → 16,006(+488%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age51.6 → 38.2(−13.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree52.2% → 47.5%(−4.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)50.9%(453)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.4%(244)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.8%(185)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.3%(47)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 890 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lake Wylie, decade by decade
Lake Wylie population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,720
$155,107
$507,135
52.2%
2.2
2000
3,061
$139,938
$440,658
50.0%
7.7
2010
8,841
$110,603
$436,462
49.6%
31.7
2020
13,655
$125,504
$419,487
45.8%
49.3
2024
16,006
$112,097
$485,600
47.5%
53.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
