Compare Lexington County, SC vs Columbia Metro Area, SC vs South Carolina (SC) vs United States
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| Metric |
Lexington County, SC County |
Columbia Metro Area, SC Metro Area |
South Carolina (SC) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 304,887 | 849,181 | 5,296,225 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,178 | $1,193 | $1,180 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1993 | 1991 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Household income | $77,408 | $68,359 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $39,667 | $37,960 | $39,236 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.1% | 14.5% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 43.8% | 50.4% | 46.3% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 304,887 | 849,181 | 5,296,225 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 211,803 | 567,254 | 3,677,078 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 121,964 | 339,601 | 2,117,989 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $77,408 | $68,359 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $39,667 | $37,960 | $39,236 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.1% | 14.5% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 43.8% | 50.4% | 46.3% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,178 | $1,193 | $1,180 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1993 | 1991 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 22.6% | 30.6% | 28.1% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 77.4% | 69.4% | 71.9% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 72% | 54.5% | 63.3% | 61% |
| Black | 15.3% | 33.4% | 24.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.2% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 7.5% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.9% | 7% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.1% | 93% | 92.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 88.1% | 88.2% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 26.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.5% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 27.1% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 26.8% | 25.6% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 34.1% | 35.4% | 32.1% | 35.7% |