Lexington vs West Columbia

A side-by-side comparison of Lexington and West Columbia: population, income, housing, and more.

Lexington and West Columbia 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 17,723 in West Columbia). Lexington has the higher median household income ($83,263 vs $54,152 in West Columbia). Lexington has the higher median home value ($271,200 vs $186,200 in West Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	West Columbia
Population	24,132	17,723
Median age	40.9 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,263	$54,152
Median home value	$271,200	$186,200
Median gross rent	$1,360	$1,092
Housing units	10,309	8,818
Homeownership rate	65.8%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.0%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	West Columbia
Population	21,334 → 24,132 (+13.1%)	17,641 → 17,723 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$72,996 → $83,263 (+14.1%)	$46,623 → $54,152 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$190,500 → $271,200 (+42.4%)	$142,800 → $186,200 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,066 → $1,360 (+27.6%)	$865 → $1,092 (+26.2%)

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

West Columbia

Population

17,64117,723

Median household income

$46,623$54,152

Median home value

$142,800$186,200

Median gross rent

$865$1,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	West Columbia
Under 5	5.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	10.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	17.5%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.2%
75 and over	8.4%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	64.7%
Black or African American	10.9%	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	6.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	West Columbia
No high school diploma	5.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	18.1%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	West Columbia
Drove alone	77.4%	79.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.9%	8.1%
Other means	0.8%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	62.7%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	7.7%
20 or more units	14.6%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	West Columbia
Poverty rate	7.4%	14.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	2003	1974