Lexington vs Oak Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Lexington and Oak Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Lexington and Oak Grove are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lexington has the higher population (24,132 vs 12,031 in Oak Grove). Lexington has the higher median household income ($83,263 vs $75,506 in Oak Grove). Lexington has the higher median home value ($271,200 vs $195,700 in Oak Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Oak Grove
Population	24,132	12,031
Median age	40.9 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,263	$75,506
Median home value	$271,200	$195,700
Median gross rent	$1,360	$988
Housing units	10,309	5,555
Homeownership rate	65.8%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.0%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Oak Grove
Population	21,334 → 24,132 (+13.1%)	10,835 → 12,031 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$72,996 → $83,263 (+14.1%)	$49,390 → $75,506 (+52.9%)
Median home value	$190,500 → $271,200 (+42.4%)	$130,300 → $195,700 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,066 → $1,360 (+27.6%)	$953 → $988 (+3.7%)

Lexington

Population

21,33424,132

Median household income

$72,996$83,263

Median home value

$190,500$271,200

Median gross rent

$1,066$1,360

Oak Grove

Population

10,83512,031

Median household income

$49,390$75,506

Median home value

$130,300$195,700

Median gross rent

$953$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Oak Grove
Under 5	5.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	20.8%
35 to 44	16.2%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.3%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.4%
75 and over	8.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Oak Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	68.9%
Black or African American	10.9%	15.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Oak Grove
No high school diploma	5.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	18.1%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Oak Grove
Drove alone	77.4%	78.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	11.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Oak Grove
1-unit, detached	62.7%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.8%
20 or more units	14.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Oak Grove
Poverty rate	7.4%	11.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	2003	1991