A town of 13,741. A regional job hub with 15,179 jobs.
The 3 things Cayce does most differently from other towns.
Where Cayce’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Most working residents leave Cayce for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Columbia (30%), West Columbia (6%) and Lexington (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
10 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve | 2.7 mi | 182 |
| 2. Cayce Riverwalk | 0.7 mi | 252 |
| 3. Guignard Park | 0.6 mi | 7 |
Cayce beats the South Carolina average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Cayce | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.1% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 8.6% |
| More adults with depression | 25.7% | 22.3% |
The typical Cayce home is worth about $213,000, up 2.9% in a year, 30% below the South Carolina typical home.
The public schools Cayce’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayce Elementary | PK–5 | 977 | C− |
| R. H. Fulmer Middle | 6–8 | 526 | C+ |
| Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy | 6–8 | 442 | C |
| Airport High | 9–12 | 1,272 | A− |
| Brookland-Cayce High | 9–12 | 1,212 | B+ |
| Lexington Two Innovation Center | 9–12 | — | Not graded |
Cayce has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Cayce's reported crime rate is above South Carolina's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 73 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
12,528 people in 2010; 13,741 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Cayce on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in South Carolina, United States
Cayce ( KAY-see) is a city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, along the Congaree River. Its population was 12,528 at the 2010 census and rose to 13,789 in the 2020 United States Census, and it is the third-most populated municipality in Lexington County. The city is primarily in Lexington County, with additional, predominantly rural land to the east in Richland County. Cayce is part of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area and is within South Carolina's Midlands region.
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6 towns share a border with Cayce.
