COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lake View vs Florence
PLACE A
Lake View, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Lake View is 98% smaller than Florence. Florence earns more, with a median household income $19,580 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -5%).
LAKE VIEWFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population75441,231−98% vs Florence
Population density4421,684−1,242
Population growth-5.3%7.7%−13.0 pts
Median age47.437.8+9.6
Male43.9%45.0%−1.1 pts
Female56.1%55.0%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born2.2%5.2%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.4%40.5%+22.0 pts
Black30.5%49.8%−19.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%4.6%−3.7 pts
Asian1.3%3.2%−1.9 pts
Other4.9%1.9%+2.9 pts
Median household income$36,563$56,143−$19,580
Per capita income$36,850$34,306+$2,544
Poverty rate24.3%18.9%+5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5320.499+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%30.4%−16.7 pts
Graduate degree4.9%13.5%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%5.4%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation57.1%61.4%−4.3 pts
Median home value$75,700$211,400−$135,700
Median gross rent$733$992−$259
Owner-occupied49.4%58.4%−9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.1%14.1%+10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households27.4%48.5%−21.0 pts
Average commute26.918.7+8.3
Worked from home2.1%11.0%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured6.8%7.1%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025