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Lexington, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Lexington is a Census town of 24,585 people across 11.97 square miles of land, in Lexington County. Median household income is $87,126, 68.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 105 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $67.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lexington
What Lexington is
- Census place typetown
- Land area11.97 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,054
- County holding the largest share of its areaLexington County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lexington
- Population24,585
- Median age39.0
- Population under 185,932
- Share under 1824.1 percent
- Population 65 and over4,011
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households9,778
- Family households6,728
- Share of households that are families68.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lexington
- Median household income$87,126
- Per capita income$43,606
- Civilian labor force12,295
- Employed11,655
- Unemployed640 plus or minus 265
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over17,206
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lexington
- Housing units10,348
- Occupied units9,778
- Vacant units570 plus or minus 213
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied6,721
- Renter occupied3,057
- Ownership rate68.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$297,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,545
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent
- Single family units7,314
- Share single family70.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,734
- Share in buildings of two or more26.4 percent
- Mobile homes300 plus or minus 176
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lexington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,930
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,059
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,355
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.8 percent
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home14.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lexington (7(a))
- Approvals105
- Gross approval$67,877,100
- Average approval$646,449
- Median approval$244,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,694,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,123
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full12
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.2 percent
- Share to franchises26.7 percent
- Distinct lenders39
- Distinct industries by NAICS66
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lexington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Lexington (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$15,672,000
- Average approval$681,391
- Median approval$402,000
- Largest approval$2,578,000
- Jobs supported218
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lexington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lexington
- NFIP communityTown of Lexington
- NFIP community number450134
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/05/18
The Town of Lexington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450134 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lexington County, not Lexington
Lexington County context, not Lexington figures
- Establishments in Lexington County7,391
- Covered employment, Lexington County132,596
- Average annual pay, Lexington County$56,005
- Housing units permitted, Lexington County1,758
Every figure in this section is published for Lexington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lexington.
All Lexington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lexington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lexington, South Carolina?
24,585, in 9,778 households. Lexington town covers 11.97 square miles of land, which is 2,054 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lexington in?
Lexington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lexington?
$87,126. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $297,700. Median gross rent is $1,545 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lexington businesses?
105 7(a) approvals totaling $67.9 m since FY2020, across 39 lenders, median approval $244,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $15.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lexington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lexington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lexington. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lexington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lexington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lexington, town of, community 450134, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lexington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lexington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lexington.
Is zoning published for Lexington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.