Lexington County, South Carolina

Lexington County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 216,014. The 2005 Census estimate placed the population at 235,272. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,963 (758 ). 1,811 km² (699 sq mi) of it is land and 152 km² (59 sq mi) of it (7.74%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 216,014 people, 83,240 households, and 59,849 families residing in the county. The was 119/km² (309/sq mi). There were 90,978 housing units at an average density of 50/km² (130/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.18%, 12.63% or , 0.34% , 1.05% , 0.04% , 0.79% from , and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.92% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 83,240 households out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,659, and the median income for a family was $52,637. Males had a median income of $36,435 versus $26,387 for females. The for the county was $21,063. About 6.40% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the, including 11.10% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

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