Greenville County vs Lexington County

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

Greenville 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.

Greenville County has the higher population (537,575 vs 300,370 in Lexington County). Lexington County has the higher median household income ($75,014 vs $74,624 in Greenville County). Greenville County has the higher median home value ($273,900 vs $217,700 in Lexington County).

Population, income & housing

	Greenville County	Lexington County
Population	537,575	300,370
Median age	38.5 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$74,624	$75,014
Median home value	$273,900	$217,700
Median gross rent	$1,198	$1,115
Housing units	233,254	130,874
Homeownership rate	68.8%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenville County	Lexington County
Population	507,003 → 537,575 (+6.0%)	290,278 → 300,370 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$60,351 → $74,624 (+23.6%)	$61,173 → $75,014 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$183,800 → $273,900 (+49.0%)	$157,000 → $217,700 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$918 → $1,198 (+30.5%)	$917 → $1,115 (+21.6%)

Greenville County

Population

507,003537,575

Median household income

$60,351$74,624

Median home value

$183,800$273,900

Median gross rent

$918$1,198

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)

	Greenville County	Lexington County
Under 5	6.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.2%
75 and over	6.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenville County	Lexington County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	71.2%
Black or African American	16.4%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenville County	Lexington County
No high school diploma	9.5%	8.5%
High school graduate	22.8%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenville County	Lexington County
Drove alone	75.8%	79.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	10.2%
Other means	2.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenville County	Lexington County
1-unit, detached	67.6%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	4.4%
20 or more units	7.7%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Greenville County	Lexington County
Poverty rate	11.0%	11.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1992	1992