Labor Force Characteristics for Lexington County, South Carolina

 

Labor

Characteristic

30 Minute Drive

45 Minute Drive

South Carolina

Labor Force 2004

155,363

270,320

2,046,179

Change Since 2000

-18,753

-29,207

49,079

Population

Population 2004

335,998

590,030

4,198,068

Change Since 2000

12,376

23,154

186,056

Projected 2010

235,090

499,294

4,446,704

Gender

Male

164,835

289,313

2,040,261

Female

171,164

300,717

2,132,454

Age Distribution

20-34

74,659

130,421

875,330

35-49

68,918

300,717

925,330

50-64

57,877

101,567

739,980

20-54 Prime Working Age

166,787

294,117

2,084,880

Highest Level of Educational Attainment

High School

113,626

201,684

778,054

Some College

57,304

98,806

500,194

Associate Degree

23,615

40,129

173,428

Bachelors Degree

43,809

73,386

351,526

Post Bachelor

18,372

31,421

178,529

 

Source:2004 Estimates based on 2000 U.S. Census of Population and Woods & Poole, 2003 Edition