Lexington County, SC Population

Overview

291,723

Total Population

39.2

Median age

51.06%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

53.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18,411

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lexington County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lexington County is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lexington County's population under 18 was 23.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lexington County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lexington County, 19.08% were under the age of 15, 18.21% aged 15 to 29, 46.76% aged 30 to 64, 14.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.68% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6,199 more females than males in Lexington County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.06% females and 48.94% males in Lexington County, SC.
The Lexington County, SC gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 10,395.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 11,057.

Lexington County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lexington County population: 76.11% are White, 14.93% are Black or African American, 0.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.99% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.01% are some other race and 4.59% are multiracial.
Lexington County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 18,411 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 273,312 (93.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lexington County is White with a population of 222,019 (76.11% of the total population).

Lexington County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 304,797 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lexington County's population increased by 46,504 (21.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lexington County's population increased by 31,668 (12.02%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lexington County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 216,861.