| Official Name: | Northlake |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anderson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.46 |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.72 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.74 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3818 |
| Population Density Km2: | 356.24 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 922.67 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 656 |
| Coordinates: | 34.5628°N -82.6903°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-51180[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1867527 |
Northlake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anderson County, South Carolina. The population was 3,818 at the 2020 census.[4]
Northlake is a suburban area located in central Anderson County at 34.5628°N -82.6903°W (34.562912, -82.690145),[5] bordering the north side of Anderson, the county seat. The CDP is on both sides of an arm of Lake Hartwell, a large reservoir and recreation area. Interstate 85 forms the northern boundary of the CDP, leading northeast to Greenville and southwest to Atlanta. Exits 19 (U.S. Route 76) and 21 (U.S. Route 178) serve the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.4sqkm, of which 10.7sqkm is land and 2.7sqkm, or 20.42%, is water.[4] Darwin Wright Park, a City of Anderson recreation area, provides access within the CDP to Lake Hartwell on its arm formed by Six and Twenty Creek.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,121 | 81.74% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 366 | 9.59% | |
| Native American | 3 | 0.08% | |
| Asian | 87 | 2.28% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.05% | |
| Other/Mixed | 143 | 3.75% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 2.51% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,659 people, 1,611 households, and 1,089 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 862.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,775 housing units at an average density of 418.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.90% White, 6.81% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 1,611 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,371, and the median income for a family was $62,415. Males had a median income of $44,236 versus $30,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,912. About 1.4% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.