COMPARING TWO PLACES
Prosperity vs Lexington
PLACE A
Prosperity, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Lexington, Oklahoma
Prosperity is 38% smaller than Lexington. Prosperity earns more, with a median household income $16,026 higher. Prosperity has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -7%).
PROSPERITYLEXINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2592,046−38% vs Lexington
Population density638849−210
Population growth-0.2%-6.6%+6.4 pts
Median age41.640.7+0.9
Male48.9%49.6%−0.7 pts
Female51.1%50.4%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.8%8.1%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.5%70.0%−20.5 pts
Black39.0%1.2%+37.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.7%17.0%−8.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other2.7%11.5%−8.8 pts
Median household income$62,958$46,932+$16,026
Per capita income$29,825$24,638+$5,187
Poverty rate10.1%25.7%−15.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.404−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%12.6%+4.0 pts
Graduate degree6.1%4.4%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%5.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation61.4%48.3%+13.1 pts
Median home value$152,200$92,000+$60,200
Median gross rent$827$960−$133
Owner-occupied73.9%68.6%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.3%14.6%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households25.4%31.0%−5.6 pts
Average commute22.329.5−7.2
Worked from home4.5%3.8%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.2%24.2%−19.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025