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West Columbia-Cayce CCD, Lexington County, SC

63,369 Population
82.2 square miles 770.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Lexington County: 39.8 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,514 ±$1,510 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Lexington County: $39,667 ±$722
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,474 ±$3,431 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lexington County: $77,408 ±$1,670
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14% ±1.8% (8,750  ±1,134) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Lexington County: 11.1% 33,562 (±0.7% / ±2,230)
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21 minutes ±0.6 (584,280  ±29,164) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Lexington County: 26 3,366,790 (±0.6 / ±93,718)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

28,343 ±751 Number of households
  • Lexington County: 121,964 ±765
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0 (62,720  ±2,078) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lexington County: 2.5 302,172 (±0 / ±27)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.6% ±1.9% (937  ±267) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lexington County: 5.5% † 3,874 (±0.7% / ±497)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

31,362 ±674 Number of housing units
  • Lexington County: 132,916 ±118
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$187,700 ±$7,469 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lexington County: $234,500 ±$3,042
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.8% ±1.6% (7,994  ±1,003.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lexington County: 10.9% 32,744 (±0.7% / ±2,064.3)
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.7% ±2.5% (40,373  ±1,525.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lexington County: 92% 194,885
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
31% ±1.7% (13,789  ±823.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lexington County: 34.1% 72,134
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% ±1% (4,970  ±629) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lexington County: 6.5% 19,847
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.8% ±0.9% (3,873  ±443) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lexington County: 9% 21,040 (±0.4% / ±1,013)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,873 Total veterans ±443 3,550 Male ±411 323 Female ±106

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