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Fort Lawn is a Census town of 1,388 people across 1.39 square miles of land, in Chester County. Median household income is $60,288, 70.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Lawn
What Fort Lawn is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land999 plus or minus 289
- County holding the largest share of its areaChester County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Lawn
How many people live in Fort Lawn
- Population1,388 plus or minus 402
- Median age30.4 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 18502 plus or minus 170
- Share under 1836.2 percent
- Population 65 and over141 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over10.2 percent
- Households427 plus or minus 107
- Family households340 plus or minus 107
- Share of households that are families79.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fort Lawn
- Median household income$60,288 plus or minus $13,992
- Per capita income$24,621 plus or minus $8,622
- Civilian labor force589 plus or minus 228
- Employed525 plus or minus 180
- Unemployed64 plus or minus 74
- Unemployment rate10.9 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Adults 25 and over759 plus or minus 198
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.8 percent plus or minus 26.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Lawn
- Housing units461 plus or minus 112
- Occupied units427 plus or minus 107
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate7.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied299 plus or minus 95
- Renter occupied128 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate70.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$185,300 plus or minus $46,755
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,355
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units210 plus or minus 69
- Share single family45.6 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Units in buildings of two or more1 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more0.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes249 plus or minus 77
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Lawn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute503 plus or minus 182
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more296 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.8 percent
- Drove alone92.6 percent
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chester County, not Fort Lawn
Chester County context, not Fort Lawn figures
- Establishments in Chester County560
- Covered employment, Chester County10,409
- Average annual pay, Chester County$58,462
- Housing units permitted, Chester County269
Every figure in this section is published for Chester County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Lawn.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Lawn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Lawn, South Carolina?
1,388, in 427 households. Fort Lawn town covers 1.39 square miles of land, which is 999 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Lawn in?
Chester County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Lawn?
$60,288. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,300. Median gross rent is $1,355 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Lawn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chester County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Lawn.
Is zoning published for Fort Lawn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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