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Lexington, SC
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Lexington profile


Living in Lexington



Lexington is a medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 24,626 people and 33 constituent neighborhoods, Lexington is the 22nd largest community in South Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lexington, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lexington, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lexington’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lexington does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $73,785.00.

Lexington real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Lexington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Lexington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Lexington are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.16% of adults in Lexington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lexington in 2018 was $36,029, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,116 for a family of four. However, Lexington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lexington is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lexington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lexington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lexington include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Lexington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.