CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lincolnville

South Carolina · 728 residents · 1.20 sq mi

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Lincolnville is a city of 728 people in South Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. 27.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 34% less than in South Carolina as a whole. The typical home is worth $52,700. Median household income is $17,202, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

728

−19%vs 2000

vs 904 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.20 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(50)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(47)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(69)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(122)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(107)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(71)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(62)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,202

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,444

−48%vs 2000

vs $16,311 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.5%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,700

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$344

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $450 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.4%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

34.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.7%(449)

Black45.8%(414)

Hispanic / Latino1%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic30.6%(223)

Black67.7%(493)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other1.4%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(15)

South American0.8%(9)

Colombian0.6%(6)

Spaniard0.6%(6)

Central American0.4%(4)

Nicaraguan0.4%(4)

Venezuelan0.3%(3)

Asian origin

Japanese1.5%(16)

Korean0.2%(2)

Ancestry

Brazilian3.7%(39)

English3.5%(37)

German3.4%(36)

Irish2.1%(22)

American1.9%(20)

Italian1.8%(19)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(9)

Welsh0.8%(8)

West Indian0.5%(5)

Jamaican0.5%(5)

Danish0.4%(4)

Norwegian0.4%(4)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.3%(3)

Czech0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest Brazilian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.1%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.9%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 22.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.1%(153)

Married36.1%(153)

Widowed3.8%(16)

Divorced24.1%(102)

Women 15+

Never married22.6%(101)

Married29.4%(131)

Widowed17.5%(78)

Divorced30.5%(136)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.8%

−10.3 ptssince 2013

from 25.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.4%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.5%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.2%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.2%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.0%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)9.6%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25%(34)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.8%(31)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 136 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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