Anderson County vs Lexington County

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson County and Lexington County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lexington County has the higher population (300,370 vs 207,218 in Anderson County). Lexington County has the higher median household income ($75,014 vs $64,683 in Anderson County). Lexington County has the higher median home value ($217,700 vs $212,500 in Anderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Lexington County
Population	207,218	300,370
Median age	40.5 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,683	$75,014
Median home value	$212,500	$217,700
Median gross rent	$952	$1,115
Housing units	91,008	130,874
Homeownership rate	75.4%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Lexington County
Population	198,064 → 207,218 (+4.6%)	290,278 → 300,370 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$50,865 → $64,683 (+27.2%)	$61,173 → $75,014 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $212,500 (+45.7%)	$157,000 → $217,700 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $952 (+22.4%)	$917 → $1,115 (+21.6%)

Anderson County

Population

198,064207,218

Median household income

$50,865$64,683

Median home value

$145,800$212,500

Median gross rent

$778$952

Lexington County

Population

290,278300,370

Median household income

$61,173$75,014

Median home value

$157,000$217,700

Median gross rent

$917$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Lexington County
Under 5	5.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.2%
75 and over	7.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Lexington County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	71.2%
Black or African American	13.6%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Lexington County
No high school diploma	12.2%	8.5%
High school graduate	30.5%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Lexington County
Drove alone	82.6%	79.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	10.2%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Lexington County
1-unit, detached	71.8%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	4.4%
20 or more units	1.9%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Lexington County
Poverty rate	14.4%	11.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1987	1992