Lexington County Has shrunk in Property Ownership by 3.4%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: South Carolina

Category: Lexington County, SC

According to the 2010 Census, Lexington County, South Carolina decreased in number of dwellings by 22,979, or 25%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of South Carolina increased in residential properties by 384,013, or 18%.

Compared against the United States, Lexington County has a low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 11,224, or 9.8%, of properties are currently vacant in Lexington County, South Carolina. Among these 11,224 vacant units, 17.3% are listed for sale, while 32.1% are trying to be rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Lexington County have decreased by 3.4%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 75,791 (73.8%) housing units occupied by owners, while 26,942 (26.2%) housing units were leased. Lexington County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of South Carolina, which was reported as having 30.7% of units rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Lexington County has a high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 12.5% of properties are owned by minorities in Lexington County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of South Carolina 24.6% of residential real estate is minority-owned.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Lexington County. 51.6% the Black Census group reportedly were renters in 2010.

Datasource:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. For more information, please visit the US Census website or visit our Request Census Data section and file a request.

In Lexington County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,435 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: South Carolina

Category: Lexington County, SC

In Lexington County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,435 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 166 4-digit NAICS industries, 95 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 71 industries reported employment loss in the period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the residential mental health facilities industry has grown the most with 1,018 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in residential mental health facilities makes up 9.0% percent of the total number of new jobs in Lexington County, South Carolina between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (+1018)
2. Limitedservice eating places (+790)
3. Business support services (+619)
4. Clothing stores (+511)
5. Department stores (+451)

The communications equipment manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 694 jobs. The declines in communications equipment manufacturing make up 7.5% percent of the total employment decline in Lexington County, South Carolina between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Communications equipment manufacturing (-694)
2. Nursing care facilities (-682)
3. General freight trucking (-596)
4. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (-453)
5. Building equipment contractors (-395)

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).