Lexington County, South Carolina Demographics

Lexington County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

Lexington County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per household

Lexington County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Lexington County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Lexington County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Lexington County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Lexington County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Lexington County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail sales

Lexington County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Lexington County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Current population (2012)

Size Demographics
	Lexington County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	270,406	6th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	698.9	17th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	375.4	4th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Lexington County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	17th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.9%	11th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.2%	41st	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Lexington County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.8%	5th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.3%	6th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Lexington County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	81.3%	4th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.9%	43rd	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	18th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.6%	8th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	10th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	11th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	10th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	76.4%	5th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Lexington County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.2%	31st	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.1%	11th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Lexington County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	116,403	6th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.7%	16th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	102,751	6th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.6%	10th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$138,000	10th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	37th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,604	5th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Lexington County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$26,842	3rd	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$52,857	4th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.6%	45th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Lexington County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	6,014	6th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	86,980	6th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	22,886	5th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$3,666,090	5th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,027	6th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$434,490	6th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732