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Lesslie, South Carolina.

A community in York County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see York County’s.

Living in Lesslie, York County, South Carolina

Lesslie, in York County, had 3,068 people in the 2020 census. 88% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 12% are rented. Unemployment in York County was 4.2% in August 2026, and the county had 1.4% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in transport and warehouses, then manufacturing.

People 3,068 in the 2020 census
Household income Too few homes in Lesslie for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 4.2% York County, August 2026; 4.9% a year before
Homes 88% lived in by their owners; 12% rented
  • 1,161households
  • 21%of adults have a degree
  • 3%below the poverty line
  • 27 mintypical commute
  • 13%work from home

What residents work in

  • Transport, warehouses and utilities19%
  • Manufacturing16%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care14%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment12%
  • Other services12%
  • Shops (retail)8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. York County had 106,236 jobs in 2025, 1.4% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 54° and 33°; warmest in July, 91° and 70° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 54° 33° F M A M J J 91° 70° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 54° and 33°; warmest in July, 91° and 70° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 54° 33° F M A M J J 91° 70° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 54° and lows near 33°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 70°. About 43 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Winthrop Univ weather station, 6 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in York County

  1. York 04 SchoolsSchool district2,560FTE
  2. York 03 SchoolsSchool district2,554FTE
  3. York County GovernmentGovernment base facilities operation support services1,350
  4. Piedmont Medical CenterGeneral hospital1,265FTE
  5. York 02 SchoolsSchool district1,198FTE
  6. City of Rock HillCity and town managers' offices1,100
  7. Accelerate360 MerchPeriodicals merchant wholesalers970
  8. Broad River RetailHomefurnishings stores870

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 222 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 31,307 people in all across the county; Lesslie has none of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. TornadoesVery high
  2. Ice stormsRelatively high
  3. Strong windRelatively high
  4. LightningRelatively high
  5. Inland floodingRelatively high
  6. Cold wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Lesslie’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on York County.