Lexington County vs. Richland County

	Lexington County (SC)	Richland County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	295,032	414,576
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.4%	7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	262,429	384,450
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	262,391	384,504
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	12.7%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	51.7%
White alone, percent	79.8%	45.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.5%	48.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.2%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.3%	5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	74.5%	42.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21,818	31,545
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.1%	5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	126,197	175,070
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.0%	58.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$151,900	$158,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,191	$1,294
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$372	$441
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$907	$952
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.0%	27.8%
Building permits, 2018	1,896	2,644
Households, 2014-2018	111,265	150,309
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	77.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.1%	8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.6%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.5%	79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.6%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.1%	37.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.1%	11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.1%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	455,202	862,224
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,058,785	3,202,506
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,620,311	5,374,991
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,889,289	4,191,339
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,974,471	4,780,665
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,698	$12,139
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.7	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,593	$53,922
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,316	$29,010
Persons in poverty, percent	12.5%	16.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,574	9,065
Total employment, 2017	101,678	163,353
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,895,666	7,326,352
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	20,401	28,354
All firms, 2012	22,225	31,595
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,604	16,333
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,429	12,297
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,127	11,676
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	18,345	18,645
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,992	4,010
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	18,152	25,680
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.5%	23.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.1%	27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	375.4	507.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	698.91	757.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

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