Lexington County, SC

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US Senator

N/ALindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATim Scott

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

11.4%

1.39% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

145,993

1.19% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Lexington County, SC had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Lexington County, SC N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lexington County, SC are White (Non-Hispanic) (71.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.9%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (2.95%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.87%), and White (Hispanic) (2.16%).

N/A of the households in Lexington County, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Lexington County, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lexington County, SC was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 4.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (214k people) in Lexington County, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8.87k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lexington County, SC

White (Non-Hispanic)
214k ± 600
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
44.6k ± 939
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
8.87k ± 1.14k

7.6%

Hispanic Population

22.8k people

7.6% of the people in Lexington County, SC are hispanic (22.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lexington County, SC as a share of the total population.

Economy

The economy of Lexington County, SC employs 146k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Lexington County, SC were Health Care & Social Assistance (18,366 people), Retail Trade (15,688 people), and Manufacturing (14,633 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($83,714), Finance & Insurance ($65,221), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,849).

Employment

Occupations

146k

2023 Value

± 2,965

1.19%

1 Year growth

± 2.85%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lexington County, SC grew at a rate of 1.19%, from 144k employees to 146k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexington County, SC, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexington County, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

146k

2023 Value

± 2,965

1.19%

1 Year growth

± 2.85%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lexington County, SC grew at a rate of 1.19%, from 144k employees to 146k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexington County, SC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (18,366 people), Retail Trade (15,688 people), and Manufacturing (14,633 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexington County, SC, though some of these residents may live in Lexington County, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

500
Other Services (except Public Administration)
492
Retail Trade
476
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Education

In 2023, universities in Lexington County, SC awarded 1,824 degrees. The student population of Lexington County, SC in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lexington County, SC are White (892 and 48.9%), followed by Black or African American (593 and 32.5%), Hispanic or Latino (138 and 7.57%), and Two or More Races (84 and 4.61%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lexington County, SC, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 892 degrees mean that there were 1.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 593 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,640) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($276) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,660) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Lexington County, SC have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexington County, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lexington County, SC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

N/A

Number of Households

± N/A

In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Lexington County, SC N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Lexington County, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexington County, SC is from South Carolina.

0.464

2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.4%)
Worked At Home (10.2%)
Carpooled (8.31%)

In 2023, 79.4% of workers in Lexington County, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.31%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexington County, SC have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.26% of the workforce in Lexington County, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lexington County, SC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lexington County, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lexington County, SC have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lexington County, SC (34k out of 297k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lexington County, SC is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91% of the population of Lexington County, SC has health coverage, with 47.7% on employee plans, 14.4% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 2.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lexington County, SC see 1,588 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.34% increase from the previous year (1,567 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1992 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 502 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,588 to 1

N/A in Lexington County, SC

N/A in Lexington County, SC see an average of 1,588 patients per year. This represents a 1.34% increase from the previous year (1,567 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by N/A has been changing over time in Lexington County, SC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

Uninsured

47.7%

Employer Coverage

14.4%

Medicaid

12.1%

Medicare

14.2%

Non-Group

2.62%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lexington County, SC declined by 2.8% from 9.26% to 9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lexington County, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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