Aiken County vs. Lexington County

Aiken County (SC)Lexington County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,401295,032
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.8%12.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)160,114262,429
Population, Census, April 1, 2010160,099262,391
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.4%15.8%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.3%
White alone, percent70.8%79.8%
Black or African American alone, percent25.3%15.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.2%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.9%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.9%74.5%
Veterans, 2014-201813,06721,818
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.7%5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)77,687126,197
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.7%74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$142,200$151,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,143$1,191
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$366$372
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$794$907
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.4%12.0%
Building permits, 20188791,896
Households, 2014-201866,710111,265
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.8%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.5%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.8%89.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.5%80.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.3%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.4%30.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.4%12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.6%60.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)519,7981,058,785
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,639,3373,620,311
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)399,4243,889,289
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,749,4533,974,471
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,745$14,698
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.925.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,036$59,593
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,526$30,316
Persons in poverty, percent15.0%12.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172,7976,574
Total employment, 201748,486101,678
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,200,7363,895,666
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.6%1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,86920,401
All firms, 201212,13822,225
Men-owned firms, 20126,59812,604
Women-owned firms, 20124,4307,429
Minority-owned firms, 20122,4913,127
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,20018,345
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7502,992
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,71118,152
Black-owned firms, percent, 200711.2%5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.0%24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010149.5375.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,071.03698.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Aiken county (SC) and Lexington county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.