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Lexington, SC

23,665 Population
12 square miles 1,977 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 37.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 40 ±0.2

Economics

$38,796 ±$2,229 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $35,400 ±$487
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $36,072 ±$266
$78,164 ±$8,469 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $63,471 ±$1,025
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $63,623 ±$486

8.3% ±2.2% (1,872  ±499) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 14.8% 118,436 (±0.6% / ±4,468)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 14.4% 717,849 (±0.2% / ±11,836)

24 minutes ±1.4 (237,275  ±19,535) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 25.1 9,171,435 (±0.4 / ±167,672)
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 25.5 54,759,448 (±0.1 / ±395,881)

Families

9,274 ±421 Number of households
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 328,749 ±1,772
  • South Carolina: 2,023,085 ±5,487
2.4 ±0.1 (22,524  ±167) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 2.4 798,770 (±0 / ±438)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 5,004,353

5.1% ±2.2% (297  ±132) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 5.2% 10,763 (±0.4% / ±822)
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 62,830 (±0.2% / ±2,492)

Housing

9,820 ±436 Number of housing units
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 368,116 ±171
  • South Carolina: 2,362,253 ±501

$239,700 ±$8,840 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $192,600 ±$2,243
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $216,200 ±$1,122

16.3% ±2.6% (3,817  ±,603.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 16.6% 136,322 (±0.6% / ±4,711)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.5% 686,178 (±0.2% / ±10,988)

Social

94.3% ±3.8% (15,428  ±864) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 91% 503,670 (±1% / ±5,577.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 89.3% 3,174,118 (±0.4% / ±15,315.5)
45.8% ±2.9% (7,494  ±,563.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 34.2% 189,398 (±0.6% / ±3,306.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 30.6% 1,088,770 (±0.3% / ±9,317.5)

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

7.9% ±1.8% (1,874  ±421) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 5.3% 43,797
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.3% 270,170

10.3% ±1.4% (1,843  ±264) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 9.5% 60,260 (±0.3% / ±1,637)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.7% 349,900 (±0.1% / ±4,262)
1,843 Total veterans ±264 1,678 Male ±226 165 Female ±83

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