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People QuickFacts | Lexington County | South Carolina
Population, 2013 estimate | 273,752 | 4,774,839
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 262,388 | 4,625,360
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 4.3% | 3.2%
Population, 2010 | 262,391 | 4,625,364
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 6.3% | 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 23.8% | 22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 13.7% | 15.2%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 51.2% | 51.3%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 80.9% | 68.3%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 15.1% | 27.9%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.5% | 0.5%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.7% | 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 1.7% | 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 5.7% | 5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 76.1% | 63.9%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 85.3% | 84.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 4.9% | 4.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 7.0% | 6.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 88.4% | 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 28.7% | 25.1%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 23,090 | 391,660
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 25.2 | 23.5
Housing units, 2013 | 116,813 | 2,158,652
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 74.3% | 69.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 12.0% | 17.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $140,100 | $137,400
Households, 2009-2013 | 103,742 | 1,780,251
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.54 | 2.55
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $26,886 | $23,943
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $54,061 | $44,779
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 13.2% | 18.1%
Business QuickFacts | Lexington County | South Carolina
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 6,109 | 101,228
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 88,399 | 1,548,516
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 1.6% | 1.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 18,171 | 304,327
Total number of firms, 2007 | 22,886 | 360,397
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.5% | 12.1%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.1% | 27.6%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,465,738 | 93,977,455
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,588,391 | 40,498,047
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,666,090 | 54,298,410
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,027 | $12,273
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 434,490 | 8,383,463
Building permits, 2012 | 1,604 | 18,708
Geography QuickFacts | Lexington County | South Carolina
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 698.91 | 30,060.70
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 375.4 | 153.9
FIPS Code | 63 | 45
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Columbia, SC Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts