Lexington County, SC Briefing Notes (CBSA 17900)
This section presents a summary of selected key demographic-economic measures and trends for Lexington County, SC in comparison with the U.S. Use this section to facilitate briefings to others and to obtain a snapshot of current and trending conditions. These data are mostly taken from the more detailed tables available as links at the bottom of this section. This section and related detailed tables update frequently.
The Lexington County, SC Census 2010 population was 262,391, changing from 167,611 (1990) and 216,014 (2000).
.. the population changed from 263,377 (7/1/10) to 281,833 (7/1/15), a change of 18,456 ( 7.0%).
.. the U.S. population changed from 309,346,863 (7/1/10) to 321,418,820 (7/1/15), a change of 12,071,957 ( 3.9%).
.. the average annual net migration for 2011 through 2015 for this area was 2,535.
.. the average annual natural increase (births-deaths) for 2011 through 2015 for this area was 1,045.
.. the median age in 2014 for this area was 39.0 years compared to 37.7 years for the U.S.
The Lexington County, SC per capita personal income changed from $35,599 (2010) to $39,935 (2014), a change of $4,336 ( 12.2%).
.. the U.S. per capita personal income changed from $40,277 in 2010 to $46,049 in 2014, a change of $5,772 ( 14.3%).
.. the median household income changed from $51,523 in 2010 to $54,098 in 2014, a change of $2,575 ( 5.0%).
.. the median household income in 2014 for this area was $54,098 compared to $53,657 for the U.S.
.. the mean household income in 2014 for this area was $68,718 compared to $75,591 for the U.S.
The population 25 years and over in 2014 for this area was 189,739 compared to 213,725,624 for the U.S.
.. the percent with a bachelor's degree in 2014 for this area was 29.5% compared to 30.1% for the U.S.
The population 5 years and over in 2014 for this area was 260,928 compared to 299,084,046 for the U.S.
.. the population who speak English less than "very well" in 2014 for this area was 7,398 ( 2.8%)
compared to 16,388,318 ( 5.5%) for the U.S.
.. the unemployment rate in 2014 for this area was 6.4% compared to 7.2% for the U.S.
The number of housing units in Lexington County, SC changed from 114,306 (7/1/10) to 119,716 (7/1/15), a change of 5,410 ( 4.7%).
.. the U.S. number of housing changed from 131,823,007 (7/1/10) to 134,812,791 (7/1/15), a change of 2,989,784 ( 2.3%).
.. the number of occupied housing units (households) in 2014 for this area was 107,408 compared to 117,259,427 for the U.S.
.. the homeowner vacancy rate in 2014 for this area was 2.7 compared to 1.9 for the U.S.
.. the rental vacancy rate in 2014 for this area was 5.1 compared to 6.3 for the U.S.
.. the average household size of owner-occupied unit in 2014 for this area was 2.51 compared to 2.71 for the U.S.
.. the average household size of renter-occupied unit in 2014 for this area was 2.69 compared to 2.55 for the U.S.
.. median housing value in 2014 for this area was $141,700 compared to $181,200 for the U.S.
.. the median gross rent in 2014 for this area was $848 compared to $934 for the U.S.
Briefing Notes - Narrative Overview
This section provides an overview of selected demographic, economic and business characteruistics for this area. This document and related data have been developed usng the ProximtyOne Regional Demographic Economic Modeling System (RDEMS). These data are available for the U.S. by county, metro and state for annually for the period 2010 through 2021 developed using the ProximityOne RDEMS. The RDEMS modeling component is used to develop current year estimates and 5-year annual projections.