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Population by Sex in Lexington County

According to Census 2000, the population in Lexington County was 48.6 percent male and 51.4 percent female. In South Carolina, the population was 48.6 percent male and 51.4 percent female.

The male-female ratio in Lexington County in 2000 was 94.5. South Carolina had a male-female ratio of 94.5 in 2000. This was lower than the national male-female ratio (96.3) as well as that for the South (95.9).

Changes in Male and Female Population 1990-2000

In contrast with national trends, the male population in Lexington County grew more slowly than the female population between 1990 and 2000. This resulted in the male-female ratio decreasing from 95 in 1990 to 94.5 in 2000. The male-female ratio has increased on the national level since 1980 when male death rates began to decline faster than female death rates and immigration brought more men into the country.

CHANGE IN MALE POPULATION: 1990 - 2000

	# Male	% Male	# Male	% Male	Percent Change, 1990-2000
	1990		2000		Percent Change, 1990-2000
Lexington County	81,668	48.7	104,977	48.6	28.5
South Carolina	1,688,510	48.4	1,948,929	48.6	15.4
United States	121,239,418	48.7	138,053,563	49.1	13.9

CHANGE IN FEMALE POPULATION: 1990 - 2000

	# Female	% Female	# Female	% Female	Percent Change, 1990-2000
	1990		2000		Percent Change, 1990-2000
Lexington County	85,943	51.3	111,037	51.4	29.2
South Carolina	1,798,193	51.6	2,063,083	51.4	14.7
United States	127,470,455	51.3	143,368,343	50.9	12.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Table P12.
Gender: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Brief, C2KBR/01-9, September 2001.

Sex by Age

In 2000, there were more older women than older men in Lexington County. There were 13,097 women aged 65 and over, as compared to only 8,892 men. In contrast, there were 28,744 males under age 18 while there were 27,569 females. This trend is in keeping with national and statewide trends. In the United States in 2000, there were 20.6 million women over 65, as compared to 14.4 million men. Under age 18, there were 37.1 million males and 35.2 million females. Nationally, the balance shifted towards more women at age 36.

MALE POPULATION BY AGE IN 2000

	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Lexington County		South Carolina		United States
Total Male Population	104,977	100.0	1,948,929	100.0	138,053,563	100.0
Under 5 Years	7,645	7.3	135,874	7	9,810,733	7.1
5 to 9 Years	8,228	7.8	145,897	7.5	10,523,277	7.6
10 to 14 Years	8,175	7.8	148,114	7.6	10,520,197	7.6
15 to 17 Years	4,696	4.5	86,631	4.4	6,204,989	4.5
18 to 21 Years	5,046	4.8	125,997	6.5	8,222,908	6
22 to 24 Years	3,824	3.6	81,398	4.2	5,650,921	4.1
25 to 29 Years	7,291	6.9	138,120	7.1	9,798,760	7.1
30 to 39 Years	17,014	16.2	295,364	15.2	21,640,465	15.7
40 to 49 Years	17,030	16.2	290,092	14.9	21,018,608	15.2
50 to 54 Years	7,490	7.1	127,003	6.5	8,607,724	6.2
55 to 59 Years	5,643	5.4	99,387	5.1	6,508,729	4.7
60 to 64 Years	4,003	3.8	78,318	4	5,136,627	3.7
65 to 69 Years	3,187	3	66,892	3.4	4,400,362	3.2
70 to 74 Years	2,414	2.3	53,921	2.8	3,902,912	2.8
75 to 79 Years	1,733	1.7	40,392	2.1	3,044,456	2.2
80 to 84 Years	958	0.9	22,393	1.1	1,834,897	1.3
85 Years and Over	600	0.6	13,136	0.7	1,226,998	0.9

FEMALE POPULATION BY AGE IN 2000

	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Lexington County		South Carolina		United States
Total Female Population	111,037	100.0	2,063,083	100.0	143,368,343	100.0
Under 5 Years	7,117	6.4	128,805	6.2	9,365,065	6.5
5 to 9 Years	7,881	7.1	139,346	6.8	10,026,228	7
10 to 14 Years	7,962	7.2	142,365	6.9	10,007,875	7
15 to 17 Years	4,609	4.2	82,609	4	5,835,448	4.1
18 to 21 Years	5,071	4.6	120,747	5.9	7,847,075	5.5
22 to 24 Years	3,933	3.5	79,709	3.9	5,422,550	3.8
25 to 29 Years	7,718	7	138,735	6.7	9,582,576	6.7
30 to 39 Years	17,745	16	303,170	14.7	21,576,587	15
40 to 49 Years	18,091	16.3	308,252	14.9	21,515,659	15
50 to 54 Years	7,783	7	135,540	6.6	8,977,824	6.3
55 to 59 Years	5,807	5.2	107,375	5.2	6,960,508	4.9
60 to 64 Years	4,223	3.8	87,831	4.3	5,668,820	4
65 to 69 Years	3,605	3.2	78,707	3.8	5,133,183	3.6
70 to 74 Years	3,019	2.7	70,528	3.4	4,954,529	3.5
75 to 79 Years	2,685	2.4	61,053	3	4,371,357	3
80 to 84 Years	1,976	1.8	41,178	2	3,110,470	2.2
85 Years and Over	1,812	1.6	37,133	1.8	3,012,589	2.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Table P12.

SEX BY RECE IN 2000

	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Lexington County		South Carolina		United States
Total White Alone Population	181,844	100.0	2,695,560	100.0	211,460,626	100.0
Male	88,558	48.7	1,324,199	49.1	103,773,194	49.1
Female	93,286	51.3	1,371,361	50.9	107,687,432	50.9
Total African American Alone Population	27,274	100.0	1,185,216	100.0	34,658,190	100.0
Male	12,708	46.6	554,842	46.8	16,465,185	47.5
Female	14,566	53.4	630,374	53.2	18,193,005	52.5
Total American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population	725	100.0	13,718	100.0	2,475,956	100.0
Male	351	48.4	6,932	50.5	1,233,982	49.8
Female	374	51.6	6,786	49.5	1,241,974	50.2
Total Asian Alone Population	2,259	100.0	36,014	100.0	10,242,998	100.0
Male	1,073	47.5	16,941	47	4,948,741	48.3
Female	1,186	52.5	19,073	53	5,294,257	51.7
Total Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone Population	83	100.0	1,628	100.0	398,835	100.0
Male	48	57.8	878	53.9	202,629	50.8
Female	35	42.2	750	46.1	196,206	49.2
Total Some Other Race Alone Population	1,706	100.0	39,926	100.0	15,359,073	100.0
Male	1,115	65.4	25,091	62.8	8,009,241	52.1
Female	591	34.6	14,835	37.2	7,349,859	47.9
Two or More Races Population	2,123	100.0	39,950	100.0	6,826,228	100.0
Male	1,124	52.9	20,046	50.2	3,420,618	50.1
Female	999	47.1	19,904	49.8	3,405,610	49.9
Hispanic or Latino Population	4,146	100.0	95,076	100.0	35,305,818	100.0
Male	2,529	61	56,737	59.7	18,161,795	51.4
Female	1,617	39	38,339	40.3	17,144,023	48.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Tables P12A-H.