Lexington County vs. Calhoun County

Lexington County (SC)Calhoun County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)295,03214,520
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.4%-4.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)262,42915,176
Population, Census, April 1, 2010262,39115,175
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%23.3%
Female persons, percent51.3%52.2%
White alone, percent79.8%57.2%
Black or African American alone, percent15.5%40.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.2%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.5%54.3%
Veterans, 2014-201821,8181,286
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.1%2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)126,1977,498
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.0%81.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$151,900$104,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,191$1,235
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$372$395
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$907$613
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.0%4.5%
Building permits, 20181,89629
Households, 2014-2018111,2656,121
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.2%93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.1%4.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.6%76.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.5%66.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.6%85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.1%19.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.1%12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.8%55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.1%57.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,974,47165,919
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,698$4,421
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.729.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,593$44,534
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,316$25,953
Persons in poverty, percent12.5%18.4%
Total employer establishments, 20176,574233
Total employment, 2017101,6783,332
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,895,666147,822
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.6%-9.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201720,401940
All firms, 201222,2251,001
Men-owned firms, 201212,604548
Women-owned firms, 20127,429403
Minority-owned firms, 20123,127238
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,345729
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,992208
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201218,152758
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.1%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010375.439.8
Land area in square miles, 2010698.91381.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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