Lexington County vs York County

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

Lexington County and York 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 288,559 in York County). York County has the higher median household income ($83,060 vs $75,014 in Lexington County). York County has the higher median home value ($322,700 vs $217,700 in Lexington County).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington County	York County
Population	300,370	288,559
Median age	39.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,014	$83,060
Median home value	$217,700	$322,700
Median gross rent	$1,115	$1,304
Housing units	130,874	118,063
Homeownership rate	76.9%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington County	York County
Population	290,278 → 300,370 (+3.5%)	265,872 → 288,559 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$61,173 → $75,014 (+22.6%)	$65,361 → $83,060 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $217,700 (+38.7%)	$201,100 → $322,700 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,115 (+21.6%)	$980 → $1,304 (+33.1%)

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

York County

Population

265,872288,559

Median household income

$65,361$83,060

Median home value

$201,100$322,700

Median gross rent

$980$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington County	York County
Under 5	5.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.5%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	9.4%
75 and over	6.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	67.1%
Black or African American	14.9%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	2.1%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington County	York County
No high school diploma	8.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	26.6%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington County	York County
Drove alone	79.4%	74.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.2%	15.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington County	York County
1-unit, detached	70.1%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	7.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Lexington County	York County
Poverty rate	11.4%	8.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1992	1999