Lexington County vs. Saluda County

	Lexington County (SC)	Saluda County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	295,032	20,544
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.4%	3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	262,429	19,869
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	262,391	19,875
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	19.8%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	49.3%
White alone, percent	79.8%	69.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.5%	26.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.3%	16.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	74.5%	57.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21,818	1,212
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.1%	8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	126,197	9,434
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.0%	73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$151,900	$107,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,191	$1,146
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$372	$330
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$907	$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.0%	2.8%
Building permits, 2018	1,896	40
Households, 2014-2018	111,265	7,211
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	92.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.1%	15.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.6%	75.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.5%	64.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.6%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.1%	16.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.1%	18.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	57.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.1%	50.2%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,889,289	14,445
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,974,471	115,090
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,698	$5,785
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.7	30.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,593	$44,486
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,316	$22,174
Persons in poverty, percent	12.5%	14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,574	246
Total employment, 2017	101,678	3,965
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,895,666	123,916
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	20,401	1,046
All firms, 2012	22,225	1,048
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,604	530
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,429	364
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,127	234
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	18,345	793
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,992	90
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	18,152	891
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.5%	13.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.1%	21.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	375.4	43.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	698.91	452.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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