Lexington County, SC

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Lexington County, South Carolina demographics

Population: 291,723
Median age: 39.2

Median household income: 65,623

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Lexington County, South Carolina.

Population

2021291,723
2020295,033
2019290,278
2018286,316
2017281,870
2016277,702
2015273,843
2014270,263
2013266,575
2012262,424
2011257,756
2010252,563
2009244,348

Lexington County, SC cities

Batesburg-Leesville town - 5,322

Cayce city - 13,637

Chapin town - 1,544

Columbia city - 137,276

Gaston town - 2,089

Gilbert town - 580

Irmo town - 11,581

Lexington town - 23,068

Oak Grove CDP - 11,803

Pelion town - 1,090

Pine Ridge town - 2,723

Red Bank CDP - 10,070

Seven Oaks CDP - 15,561

South Congaree town - 2,613

Springdale town - 2,731

Summit town - 524

Swansea town - 777

West Columbia city - 17,265

Lexington County, SC ZIP Codes

Census data for Lexington County, South Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Lexington County, South Carolina

Total population
Total population291,723
Male142,762
Female148,961
Population by age
Total population291,723
Under 5 years16,577
5 to 9 years18,608
10 to 14 years20,474
15 to 19 years18,218
20 to 24 years15,716
25 to 34 years38,780
35 to 44 years38,236
45 to 54 years39,251
55 to 59 years19,577
60 to 64 years19,762
65 to 74 years28,847
75 to 84 years12,775
85 years and over4,902
Median age (years)39.2
Under 18 years67,785
16 years and over231,415
18 years and over223,938
21 years and over213,816
62 years and over58,617
65 years and over46,524
Population by race
Total population291,723
One race278,327
   White222,019
   Black or African American43,564
   American Indian and Alaska Native880
   Asian5,800
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander210
   Some other race5,854
Two or more races13,396
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population216,322
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population103,872
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population112,450

Social characteristics in Lexington County, South Carolina

Households by type
Total households115,880
Family households (families)57,588
Married-couple family6,904
Male householder, no wife present, family19,685
Female householder, no husband present, family13,463
Nonfamily households31,703
Average household size33,994
Average family size2.50

Economic characteristics in Lexington County, South Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households115,880
Less than $10,0005,952
$10,000 to $14,9994,187
$15,000 to $24,9998,811
$25,000 to $34,9999,316
$35,000 to $49,99914,604
$50,000 to $74,99923,096
$75,000 to $99,99916,326
$100,000 to $149,99919,001
$150,000 to $199,9998,043
$200,000 or more6,544
Median household income (dollars)65,623

Housing characteristics in Lexington County, South Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units126,768
Occupied housing units115,880
Vacant housing units10,888
Units in structure
Total housing units126,768
1-unit, detached87,514
1-unit, attached3,028
2 units1,423
3 or 4 units2,309
5 to 9 units3,036
10 to 19 units3,291
20 or more units3,346
Mobile home22,610
Boat, RV, van, etc.211
Year structure built
Total housing units126,768
Built 2014 or later614
Built 2010 to 201316,383
Built 2000 to 200923,704
Built 1990 to 199925,147
Built 1980 to 198918,581
Built 1970 to 197920,419
Built 1960 to 196911,110
Built 1950 to 19595,848
Built 1940 to 19492,098
Built 1939 or earlier2,864
Rooms
Total housing units126,768
1 room1,419
2 rooms954
3 rooms4,914
4 rooms16,574
5 rooms26,047
6 rooms27,371
7 rooms19,342
8 rooms12,593
9 rooms or more17,554
Median rooms6.0
Bedrooms
Total housing units126,768
No bedroom1,484
1 bedroom4,732
2 bedrooms24,117
3 bedrooms63,034
4 bedrooms26,889
5 or more bedrooms6,512
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units115,880
Owner-occupied87,642
Renter-occupied28,238
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.53
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.40
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units115,880
Moved in 2017 or later11,190
Moved in 2015 to 201632,230
Moved in 2010 to 201419,896
Moved in 2000 to 200925,428
Moved in 1990 to 199914,161
Moved in 1989 and earlier12,975
Value
Owner-occupied units87,642
Less than $50,0006,042
$50,000 to $99,99911,136
$100,000 to $149,99917,376
$150,000 to $199,99918,996
$200,000 to $299,99917,745
$300,000 to $499,99911,420
$500,000 to $999,9993,993
$1,000,000 or more934
Median (dollars)170,900
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units87,642
Housing units with a mortgage56,455
Housing units without a mortgage31,187
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent25,597
Less than $5001,577
$500 to $99912,328
$1,000 to $1,4998,768
$1,500 to $1,9991,935
$2,000 to $2,499585
$2,500 to $2,999165
$3,000 or more239
Median (dollars)963
No rent paid2,641

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