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People QuickFactsLexington CountySouth Carolina
Population, 2003 estimate 226,528 4,147,152
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.9% 3.4%
Population, 2000 216,014 4,012,012
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 28.9% 15.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.0% 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 24.6% 20.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 26.0 24.3 
Housing units, 2002 94,598 1,825,531
Homeownership rate, 2000 77.2% 72.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 10.9% 15.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $106,300 $94,900 
Households, 2000 83,240 1,533,854
Persons per household, 2000 2.56 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $44,659 $37,082
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,063 $18,795

Business QuickFactsLexington CountySouth Carolina
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 4,952 97,030
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 67,560 1,596,385
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -0.7% -0.3%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 12,872 206,770
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 2,080,733 70,797,020
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,803,659 33,634,264
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $8,997 $8,874
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 1,720 34,104
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 873,819 26,103,200

Geography QuickFactsLexington CountySouth Carolina
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 699 30,109
Persons per square mile, 2000 308.9 133.2
Metropolitan Area Columbia, SC MSA  
FIPS Code 063 45

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