Lake Wylie.
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South Carolina·York County
4 tracts·4K people·$486K median·506/mi²
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in Lake Wylie is $485,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Lake Wylie has 16,006 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.2; the population is 74.5% White, 10.2% Black, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Multiracial, 2.3% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 47.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Median gross rent is $1,710/month, 8% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Lake Wylie is $112,097 a year, 30% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Lake Wylie, median rent is $1,710/month and the median home value is $485,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lake Wylie are ice storm (96), tornado (87) and strong wind (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lake Wylie, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).