COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lesslie vs Fort Mill
PLACE A
Lesslie, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Lesslie is 92% smaller than Fort Mill. Fort Mill earns more, with a median household income $21,205 higher. Fort Mill has grown faster since 2000 (127% vs -1%).
LESSLIEFORT MILLDIFFERENCE
Total population3,07738,673−92% vs Fort Mill
Population density5081,962−1,454
Population growth-1.4%126.8%−128.2 pts
Median age40.438.4+2.0
Male49.0%48.5%+0.5 pts
Female51.0%51.5%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%8.3%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.9%70.7%+9.2 pts
Black13.6%12.8%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.7%5.6%+0.2 pts
Asian0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Other0.8%5.4%−4.6 pts
Median household income$100,618$121,823−$21,205
Per capita income$37,834$54,005−$16,171
Poverty rate3.3%4.8%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3260.401−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%57.6%−37.0 pts
Graduate degree6.1%21.0%−14.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%2.3%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation70.9%68.9%+2.0 pts
Median home value$258,400$487,500−$229,100
Median gross rent$780$1,503−$723
Owner-occupied88.2%83.4%+4.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.4%2.8%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households58.4%53.7%+4.7 pts
Average commute27.326.3+1.0
Worked from home12.9%27.5%−14.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.2%4.7%+3.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024