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Lexington, SC

23,068 Population
12 square miles 1,927.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 37 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$36,029 ±$2,270 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $32,508 ±$431
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $32,823 ±$239
$73,785 ±$9,825 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $58,992 ±$1,106
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $58,234 ±$482

8.4% ±2.5% (1,820  ±544) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 14.9% 118,391 (±0.6% / ±4,505)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 14.5% 718,345 (±0.2% / ±11,315)

25.3 minutes ±1.6 (253,105  ±22,374) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 24.8 9,168,385 (±0.4 / ±166,080)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.3 54,119,448 (±0.2 / ±415,561)

Families

8,923 ±389 Number of households
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 322,786 ±1,865
  • South Carolina: 1,976,447 ±5,877
2.4 ±0.1 (21,794  ±248) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 2.5 793,734 (±0 / ±1,371)
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 4,953,286 (±0)

5.8% ±2.4% (314  ±134) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 5.2% 10,558 (±0.4% / ±911)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 63,525 (±0.2% / ±1,999)

Housing

9,580 ±413 Number of housing units
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 363,274 ±1,201
  • South Carolina: 2,325,248 ±1,084

$208,600 ±$6,972 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $167,800 ±$1,828
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $181,800 ±$1,291

19.8% ±3.2% (4,498  ±736.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 17% 139,278 (±0.6% / ±5,246.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 13.6% 681,624 (±0.2% / ±11,503.7)

Social

93.9% ±4.5% (14,917  ±861.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 90.6% 497,034 (±1.1% / ±5,804.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 88.8% 3,113,723 (±0.4% / ±14,727.4)
46.2% ±3.4% (7,332  ±591.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 33.6% 184,183 (±0.7% / ±3,609.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 29.8% 1,046,424 (±0.3% / ±9,391.7)

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

8.8% ±2.6% (2,040  ±595) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 5.3% 43,594 (±0.2% / ±1,821)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.2% 263,917 (±0.1% / ±4,164)

10.2% ±1.7% (1,767  ±294) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 9.5% 60,047 (±0.3% / ±1,790)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.9% 350,822 (±0.1% / ±4,953)
1,767 Total veterans ±294 1,566 Male ±273 201 Female ±79

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