Richland County vs. Lexington County
Home > Facts > United States > County Comparisons
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Richland County (SC) Lexington County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 414,576 295,032
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7.8% 12.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 384,450 262,429
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 384,504 262,391
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.4% 23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.7% 15.8%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 51.3%
White alone, percent 45.9% 79.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 48.2% 15.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 2.9% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.2% 6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 42.1% 74.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 31,545 21,818
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.5% 5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 175,070 126,197
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 58.8% 74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $158,200 $151,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,294 $1,191
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $441 $372
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $952 $907
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 27.8% 12.0%
Building permits, 2018 2,644 1,896
Households, 2014-2018 150,309 111,265
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.51 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 77.5% 86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.5% 7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.5% 89.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.9% 80.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.1% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 37.7% 30.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.9% 9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.0% 12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.0% 60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 862,224 455,202
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,202,506 1,058,785
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 5,374,991 3,620,311
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,191,339 3,889,289
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,780,665 3,974,471
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,139 $14,698
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.7 25.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $53,922 $59,593
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,010 $30,316
Persons in poverty, percent 16.7% 12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 9,065 6,574
Total employment, 2017 163,353 101,678
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,326,352 3,895,666
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.1% 1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 28,354 20,401
All firms, 2012 31,595 22,225
Men-owned firms, 2012 16,333 12,604
Women-owned firms, 2012 12,297 7,429
Minority-owned firms, 2012 11,676 3,127
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 18,645 18,345
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,010 2,992
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 25,680 18,152
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.1% 5.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.5% 24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 507.9 375.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 757.07 698.91
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Richland county (SC) and Lexington county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.