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Language Spoken At Home in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 245,178 | 100% |
English only | 228,519 | 93.2% |
Language other than English | 16,659 | 6.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,736 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 10,684 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,982 | 2.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,597 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 708 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,990 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 886 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 388 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 160 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 262,424 | 100% |
American | 33,618 | 12.8% |
Arab | 569 | 0.2% |
Czech | 368 | 0.1% |
Danish | 755 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 3,448 | 1.3% |
English | 28,642 | 10.9% |
French (except Basque) | 4,958 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 875 | 0.3% |
German | 42,939 | 16.4% |
Greek | 938 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 645 | 0.2% |
Irish | 31,536 | 12.0% |
Italian | 8,621 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 199 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,252 | 0.5% |
Polish | 3,668 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 351 | 0.1% |
Russian | 951 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,098 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 6,070 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 143 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,349 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 1,511 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 774 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 270 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,351 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 405 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 103,377 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 70,736 | 68.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 32,448 | 31.4% |
Married-couple family | 53,355 | 51.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,047 | 21.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,731 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,733 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 13,650 | 13.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,668 | 8.4% |
Nonfamily households | 32,641 | 31.6% |
Householder living alone | 27,195 | 26.3% |
65 years and over | 8,371 | 8.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 35,314 | 34.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 23,097 | 22.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 259,791 | 100% |
Householder | 103,377 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 53,306 | 20.5% |
Child | 76,595 | 29.5% |
Other relatives | 13,859 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 12,654 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 5,111 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 101,070 | 100% |
Never married | 30,500 | 30.2% |
Now married, except separated | 56,092 | 55.5% |
Separated | 2,917 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 2,470 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 9,091 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 108,371 | 100% |
Never married | 25,998 | 24.0% |
Now married, except separated | 55,866 | 51.6% |
Separated | 3,335 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 10,293 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 12,879 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,889 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,348 | 34.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,244 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,874 | 44.2% |
Less than 1 year | 617 | 14.5% |
1 or 2 years | 507 | 11.9% |
3 or 4 years | 274 | 6.5% |
5 or more years | 476 | 11.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,874 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,250 | 66.7% |
Who are married | 1,159 | 61.8% |
School Enrollment in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 67,254 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,999 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 3,993 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 29,334 | 43.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,091 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 15,837 | 23.5% |
Educational Attainment in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 175,665 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,872 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,770 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 49,338 | 28.1% |
Some college, no degree | 39,805 | 22.7% |
Associate's degree | 16,868 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 32,036 | 18.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 16,976 | 9.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.9% |
Veteran Status in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 197,767 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 23,202 | 11.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 259,608 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,036 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 63,939 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,454 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 164,161 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,304 | 9.3% |
65 years and over | 31,508 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,278 | 35.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 258,981 | 100% |
Same house | 222,010 | 85.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 36,251 | 14.0% |
Same county | 19,412 | 7.5% |
Different county | 16,839 | 6.5% |
Same state | 9,870 | 3.8% |
Different state | 6,969 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 720 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 262,424 | 100% |
Native | 249,278 | 95.0% |
Born in United States | 246,152 | 93.8% |
State of residence | 158,913 | 60.6% |
Different state | 87,239 | 33.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,126 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 13,146 | 5.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 13,146 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,980 | 30.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 9,166 | 69.7% |
Year of Entry in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 16,272 | 100% |
Native | 3,126 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 41 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,085 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 13,146 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 616 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 12,530 | 95.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lexington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 13,146 | 100% |
Europe | 1,534 | 11.7% |
Asia | 3,031 | 23.1% |
Africa | 352 | 2.7% |
Oceania | 25 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 7,927 | 60.3% |
Northern America | 277 | 2.1% |