Lexington vs Seven Oaks

A side-by-side comparison of Lexington and Seven Oaks: population, income, housing, and more.

Lexington and Seven Oaks 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 15,990 in Seven Oaks). Lexington has the higher median household income ($83,263 vs $64,003 in Seven Oaks). Lexington has the higher median home value ($271,200 vs $195,900 in Seven Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Seven Oaks
Population	24,132	15,990
Median age	40.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,263	$64,003
Median home value	$271,200	$195,900
Median gross rent	$1,360	$1,185
Housing units	10,309	7,262
Homeownership rate	65.8%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.0%	41.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Seven Oaks
Population	21,334 → 24,132 (+13.1%)	15,484 → 15,990 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$72,996 → $83,263 (+14.1%)	$56,048 → $64,003 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$190,500 → $271,200 (+42.4%)	$150,100 → $195,900 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,066 → $1,360 (+27.6%)	$937 → $1,185 (+26.5%)

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

Seven Oaks

Population

15,48415,990

Median household income

$56,048$64,003

Median home value

$150,100$195,900

Median gross rent

$937$1,185

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Seven Oaks
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.3%	18.2%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.0%
75 and over	8.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Seven Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	58.4%
Black or African American	10.9%	29.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	6.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Seven Oaks
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	18.1%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Seven Oaks
Drove alone	77.4%	74.4%
Carpooled	7.4%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	8.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Seven Oaks
1-unit, detached	62.7%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	16.7%
20 or more units	14.6%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Seven Oaks
Poverty rate	7.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	2003	1973