Lexington vs Red Bank

A side-by-side comparison of Lexington and Red Bank: population, income, housing, and more.

Lexington and Red Bank 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 10,950 in Red Bank). Lexington has the higher median household income ($83,263 vs $60,348 in Red Bank). Lexington has the higher median home value ($271,200 vs $176,200 in Red Bank).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Red Bank
Population	24,132	10,950
Median age	40.9 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$83,263	$60,348
Median home value	$271,200	$176,200
Median gross rent	$1,360	$1,141
Housing units	10,309	4,414
Homeownership rate	65.8%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.0%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Red Bank
Population	21,334 → 24,132 (+13.1%)	10,106 → 10,950 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$72,996 → $83,263 (+14.1%)	$53,693 → $60,348 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$190,500 → $271,200 (+42.4%)	$127,800 → $176,200 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,066 → $1,360 (+27.6%)	$744 → $1,141 (+53.4%)

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

Red Bank

Population

10,10610,950

Median household income

$53,693$60,348

Median home value

$127,800$176,200

Median gross rent

$744$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Red Bank
Under 5	5.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	16.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.6%
75 and over	8.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Red Bank
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	77.2%
Black or African American	10.9%	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race	0.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Red Bank
No high school diploma	5.6%	11.8%
High school graduate	18.1%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Red Bank
Drove alone	77.4%	82.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	8.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Red Bank
1-unit, detached	62.7%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	1.3%
20 or more units	14.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	22.5%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Red Bank
Poverty rate	7.4%	12.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	2003	1990