Aiken County vs. Lexington County
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Aiken County (SC) Lexington County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 169,401 295,032
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.8% 12.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 160,114 262,429
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 160,099 262,391
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8% 23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.4% 15.8%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 51.3%
White alone, percent 70.8% 79.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 25.3% 15.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.9% 6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.9% 74.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 13,067 21,818
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.7% 5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 77,687 126,197
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.7% 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, 2009-2013 9.4% 12.0%
Building permits, 2018 879 1,896
Households, 2014-2018 66,710 111,265
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.46 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.8% 86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.5% 7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.8% 89.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.5% 80.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.3% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.4% 30.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.2% 9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.4% 12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.6% 64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.6% 60.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 519,798 1,058,785
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 4,639,337 3,620,311
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 399,424 3,889,289
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,749,453 3,974,471
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,745 $14,698
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.9 25.7
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, percent 15.0% 12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,797 6,574
Total employment, 2017 48,486 101,678
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,200,736 3,895,666
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -3.6% 1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 10,869 20,401
All firms, 2012 12,138 22,225
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,598 12,604
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,430 7,429
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,491 3,127
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 9,200 18,345
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,750 2,992
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 9,711 18,152
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.2% 5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.0% 24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 149.5 375.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,071.03 698.91
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.