Horry County vs Lexington County

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

Horry 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.

Horry County has the higher population (368,937 vs 300,370 in Lexington County). Lexington County has the higher median household income ($75,014 vs $64,623 in Horry County). Horry County has the higher median home value ($260,500 vs $217,700 in Lexington County).

Population, income & housing

	Horry County	Lexington County
Population	368,937	300,370
Median age	48.2 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,623	$75,014
Median home value	$260,500	$217,700
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,115
Housing units	211,686	130,874
Homeownership rate	75.8%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Horry County	Lexington County
Population	332,172 → 368,937 (+11.1%)	290,278 → 300,370 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$50,704 → $64,623 (+27.5%)	$61,173 → $75,014 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$181,500 → $260,500 (+43.5%)	$157,000 → $217,700 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$959 → $1,181 (+23.1%)	$917 → $1,115 (+21.6%)

Horry County

Population

332,172368,937

Median household income

$50,704$64,623

Median home value

$181,500$260,500

Median gross rent

$959$1,181

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)

	Horry County	Lexington County
Under 5	4.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	16.8%	10.2%
75 and over	8.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Horry County	Lexington County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	71.2%
Black or African American	11.8%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Horry County	Lexington County
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	31.4%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Horry County	Lexington County
Drove alone	78.3%	79.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	10.2%
Other means	2.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Horry County	Lexington County
1-unit, detached	52.1%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	4.4%
20 or more units	12.5%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Horry County	Lexington County
Poverty rate	12.8%	11.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1998	1992