COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lockhart vs Forest City
PLACE A
Lockhart, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Forest City, Pennsylvania
Lockhart is 79% smaller than Forest City. Forest City earns more, with a median household income $18,404 higher. Forest City has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -21%).
LOCKHARTFOREST CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population3691,741−79% vs Forest City
Population density1,2101,903−693
Population growth-21.3%-6.9%−14.5 pts
Median age38.646.2−7.6
Male44.9%45.1%−0.2 pts
Female55.1%54.9%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.5%3.6%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.1%88.8%−0.7 pts
Black7.2%0.3%+6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.7%3.6%+1.1 pts
Median household income$39,000$57,404−$18,404
Per capita income$23,255$30,533−$7,278
Poverty rate12.9%16.9%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.395+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%15.4%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree1.7%1.9%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.0%7.4%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation47.1%56.3%−9.2 pts
Median home value$37,500$143,900−$106,400
Median gross rent$1,069$879+$190
Owner-occupied78.6%66.6%+11.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%17.2%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%40.7%−15.7 pts
Average commute33.623.2+10.4
Worked from home5.7%12.0%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.9%5.5%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025