Lexington County vs Richland County

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

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

Richland County has the higher population (418,725 vs 300,370 in Lexington County). Lexington County has the higher median household income ($75,014 vs $61,699 in Richland County). Richland County has the higher median home value ($224,200 vs $217,700 in Lexington County).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington County	Richland County
Population	300,370	418,725
Median age	39.7 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$75,014	$61,699
Median home value	$217,700	$224,200
Median gross rent	$1,115	$1,185
Housing units	130,874	185,196
Homeownership rate	76.9%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington County	Richland County
Population	290,278 → 300,370 (+3.5%)	411,357 → 418,725 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$61,173 → $75,014 (+22.6%)	$54,767 → $61,699 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $217,700 (+38.7%)	$163,100 → $224,200 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,115 (+21.6%)	$972 → $1,185 (+21.9%)

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

Richland County

Population

411,357418,725

Median household income

$54,767$61,699

Median home value

$163,100$224,200

Median gross rent

$972$1,185

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington County	Richland County
Under 5	5.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.5%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	14.8%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.7%
75 and over	6.5%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington County	Richland County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	39.9%
Black or African American	14.9%	46.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington County	Richland County
No high school diploma	8.5%	8.0%
High school graduate	26.6%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington County	Richland County
Drove alone	79.4%	72.4%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.9%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.2%	10.5%
Other means	1.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington County	Richland County
1-unit, detached	70.1%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	12.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Lexington County	Richland County
Poverty rate	11.4%	16.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1992	1989