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Lexington County, SC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Columbia, SC
Designated Market Area: Columbia, SC
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 304,797   ( 42,406 from 2010 , 10,812 from 2020)
Land area: 699.0 square miles
Population density: 436.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:220,376 72.30% 9.1%
Black:48,83116.02% 32.0%
Indian:1,0480.34% 9.5%
Asian:7,6342.50% 101.0%
2+ races:5,8661.92% 52.9%
Hispanic:21,0426.90% 44.8%
Total non-White:84,42127.70% 39.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:7,294 12.4
Deaths:7,41712.6
Net Migration: 10,46917.8
Net Immigration: 5841.0
Change in White population:18,430 7.0
Change in Non-White pop.:23,976 9.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
262,391
201,94676.96%
36,99514.10%
9570.36%
3,7981.45%
3,8361.46%
14,5295.54%
60,44523.04%

2000
216,014
179,73183.20%
27,13212.56%
6900.32%
2,3141.07%
1,8310.85%
4,1461.92%
36,28316.80%

1990
167,611
146,66387.50%
18,38910.97%
4150.25%
9700.58%
n/a
1,1740.70%
20,94812.50%

1980
140,353
124,82388.94%
13,5309.64%
2400.17%
7170.51%
n/a
9240.66%
15,53011.06%

1970
89,012
77,58287.16%
10,99812.36%
360.04%
510.06%
n/a
3200.36%
11,430 12.84%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
29,630 13.7
17,0317.9
24,09111.2
4,0471.9
22,215 10.3
24,162 11.2
1990's
NumberRate
28,596 17.1
13,6168.1
27,52616.4
1,0220.6
33,068 19.7
15,335 9.1
1980's
NumberRate
22,719 16.2
9,903 7.1
15,493 11.0
n/a
21,840 15.6
5,418 3.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
38,687 43.5
n/a
47,241 53.1
4,100 4.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Lexington County, SC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.4
67,679 22.2%
237,118 77.8%
48,859 16.0%
118,673
2.47
79,936 67.4%
59,134 74.0%
8,113 10.1%
38,737 32.6%

2010
NumberPercent
37.9
64,162 24.5%
198,229 75.5%
32,111 12.2%
102,733
2.53
70,952 69.1%
52,767 74.4%
7,796 11.0%
31,781 30.9%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
56,263 26.0%
159,751 74.0%
22,053 10.2%
83,363
2.56
60,303 72.3%
48,060 79.7%
5,938 9.8%
23,060 27.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.7
44,404 26.5%
123,207 73.5%
14,858 8.9%
61,864
2.69
47,826 77.3%
39,640 82.9%
3,730 7.8%
14,038 22.7%

1980
NumberPercent
28.7
43,454 31.0%
96,899 69.0%
9,459 6.7%
47,454
2.93
38,371 80.9%
32,783 85.4%
2,669 7.0%
9,083 19.1%

2022 Housing Data for Lexington County, SC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units128,830 
Median Value$197,600 
Occupied118,67392.1%
Vacant10,1577.9%
Owned90,68976.4%
Rented27,98423.6%
Median Rent$1,061 
Single-Family Units92,62571.9%
    Detached89,59369.5%
    Attached3,0322.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units9,7437.6%
Mobile Homes22,54517.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lexington County, SC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005,7284.8%
$10,000 to $14,9993,3172.8%
$15,000 to $19,9993,8743.3%
$20,000 to $24,9994,6293.9%
$25,000 to $29,9993,9283.3%
$30,000 to $34,9994,2863.6%
$35,000 to $39,9995,6664.8%
$40,000 to $44,9994,4843.8%
$45,000 to $49,9994,8384.1%
$50,000 to $59,9999,1547.7%
$60,000 to $74,99912,47910.5%
$75,000 to $99,99917,44414.7%
$100,000 to $124,99912,06610.2%
$125,000 to $149,9998,5417.2%
$150,000 to $199,9999,1707.7%
$200,000 or more9,0697.6%
Median Household Income71,280 
Per Capita Income37,209 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state102 
Compared to U.S.88 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4,5973.9%
Public Assistance1,4411.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps12,32510.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed127,89672.8%
Unemployed6,0253.4%
In Armed Forces6630.4%
Total Labor Force134,58476.6%
Not in Labor Force41,01123.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector53,98541,78656.4%
Non-Profit3,1365,94734.5%
Self-Employed8,6864,58165.5%
Local Government3,5156,87433.8%
State Government4,7987,48139.1%
Federal Government2,1041,13764.9%
Total Private + Self62,67146,36757.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.13,55321,43938.7%
Total76,22467,80652.9%
Pct. Govt.18.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts24,00016.6%
Sales and Office Occupations32,04322.2%
Professional, Technical33,93723.5%
Service Occupations20,95514.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3640.3%
All others33,34623.1%
White Collar 62.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance18,77413.0%
Retail trade15,60210.8%
Manufacturing14,56010.1%
Educational services14,1559.8%
Construction12,3018.5%
Accommodation and food services9,3246.5%
Public administration8,6626.0%
Other services8,0885.6%
Professional, scientific, technical8,0815.6%
Finance and insurance7,2425.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7,1835.0%
Transportation and warehousing6,4174.4%
Wholesale trade4,2212.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,3601.6%
Information2,2341.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,9921.4%
Utilities1,9531.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7880.5%
Management2220.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1220.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lexington County, SC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican9,8203.32%
Puerto Rican3,0891.04%
Cuban8950.30%
Dominican1240.04%
Total Central American2,5060.85%
Costa Rican1010.03%
Guatemalan8570.29%
Honduran9390.32%
Nicaraguan1220.04%
Panamanian1210.04%
Salvadoran3660.12%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,7740.60%
Argentinean1050.04%
Bolivian860.03%
Chilean480.02%
Colombian9700.33%
Ecuadorian680.02%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1510.05%
Uruguayan140.00%
Venezuelan3320.11%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic9810.33%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2,9611.00%
Chinese9640.33%
Filipino5120.17%
Thai3790.13%
Korean3360.11%
Vietnamese3320.11%
Laotian1600.05%
Japanese1290.04%
Hmong560.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English256,56791.8%
Spanish14,0335.0%
Other Indo-European2,2490.8%
Other1,3290.5%
Other Asian1,1020.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic8250.3%
Chinese8150.3%
German, other Germanic7420.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun6050.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German41,23513.9%
English33,98411.5%
Irish28,5969.7%
American27,0859.2%
European8,2952.8%
Italian7,8782.7%
Scotch-Irish7,0262.4%
Scottish6,1722.1%
Polish5,1601.7%
African4,8311.6%
French4,7621.6%
Dutch2,6180.9%
Swedish1,7530.6%
British1,7410.6%
Welsh1,4860.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen287,47697.1%
Not a citizen8,4582.9%
Native280,13094.7%
Foreign-born15,8045.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lexington County, SC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,762 2.8%12,199 5.9%54,527 26.6%65,867 32.1%42,345 20.6%24,590 12.0%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,762 2.8%
9-12 Years 12,199 5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 54,527 26.6%
Some College 65,867 32.1%
Bach. Degree 42,345 20.6%
Grad Degree 24,590 12.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lexington County, SC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 96,400 92,933 3,467 3.6% 4.9%
1991 98,029 94,068 3,961 4.0% 6.1%
1992 100,078 95,604 4,474 4.5% 6.7%
1993 101,003 96,302 4,701 4.7% 7.3%
1994 107,112 103,387 3,725 3.5% 6.2%
1995 110,070 106,735 3,335 3.0% 5.1%
1996 110,675 107,170 3,505 3.2% 5.7%
1997 114,726 112,182 2,544 2.2% 4.5%
1998 118,592 116,601 1,991 1.7% 3.6%
1999 121,169 118,908 2,261 1.9% 4.1%
2000 117,907 114,679 3,228 2.7% 3.7%
2001 116,699 112,474 4,225 3.6% 5.3%
2002 117,617 112,583 5,034 4.3% 6.4%
2003 120,899 114,987 5,912 4.9% 7.2%
2004 124,750 118,084 6,666 5.3% 7.4%
2005 127,543 120,771 6,772 5.3% 7.3%
2006 132,928 126,302 6,626 5.0% 6.9%
2007 133,178 127,316 5,862 4.4% 6.1%
2008 133,531 126,555 6,976 5.2% 7.3%
2009 133,772 122,856 10,916 8.2% 11.4%
2010 134,049 122,886 11,163 8.3% 11.3%
2011 134,996 124,359 10,637 7.9% 10.4%
2012 136,865 127,490 9,375 6.8% 9.0%
2013 137,982 130,217 7,765 5.6% 7.4%
2014 141,540 134,576 6,964 4.9% 6.3%
2015 145,305 138,353 6,952 4.8% 5.9%
2016 147,657 141,777 5,880 4.0% 4.9%
2017 147,836 142,611 5,225 3.5% 4.2%
2018 147,363 143,194 4,169 2.8% 3.4%
2019 150,164 146,785 3,379 2.3% 2.8%
2020 150,439 143,882 6,557 4.4% 6.2%
2021 149,564 145,042 4,522 3.0% 3.9%
2022 150,901 146,865 4,036 2.7% 3.2%
2023 155,871 152,047 3,824 2.5% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com