COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lowrys vs Tega Cay
PLACE A
Lowrys, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Tega Cay, South Carolina
Lowrys is 99% smaller than Tega Cay. Tega Cay earns more, with a median household income $61,219 higher. Tega Cay has grown faster since 2000 (68% vs -8%).
LOWRYSTEGA CAYDIFFERENCE
Total population18814,457−99% vs Tega Cay
Population density593,145−3,085
Population growth-8.0%68.4%−76.4 pts
Median age31.341.0−9.7
Male55.8%46.8%+9.0 pts
Female44.2%53.2%−9.0 pts
Foreign-born11.2%16.8%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.9%67.1%+6.8 pts
Black4.3%4.1%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.5%14.9%+1.6 pts
Asian0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Other5.3%3.6%+1.7 pts
Median household income$80,781$142,000−$61,219
Per capita income$24,954$66,471−$41,517
Poverty rate8.9%1.5%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.406−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%67.1%−35.0 pts
Graduate degree16.0%30.4%−14.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%2.2%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation57.3%66.6%−9.3 pts
Median home value$197,500$529,200−$331,700
Median gross rent$2,143$1,408+$735
Owner-occupied87.6%84.3%+3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%1.6%+16.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%25.2%−25.2 pts
Average commute28.430.6−2.2
Worked from home0.0%32.4%−32.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.0%6.0%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025