Seven Oaks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States, northwest of downtown Columbia, the state capital. The population of the CDP was 15,144 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Seven Oaks is located in northeastern Lexington County and is bordered to the northwest by the city of Irmo, to the southeast by Columbia and West Columbia, and to the northeast by unincorporated St. Andrews in neighboring Richland County. The CDP contains the neighborhoods of Challedon, Whitehall, Grenadier, and Woodland Hills.
I-26 runs through the northeast side of Seven Oaks, with access from Exit 104 (Piney Grove Road) and Exit 106 (Saint Andrews Road). I-20 passes through the southern part of the community, with access from Exit 63 (Bush River Road). I-26 and I-20 intersect at an interchange on the eastern border of the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Seven Oaks CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.47%, are water. The Saluda River forms the southwest border of the CDP.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Seven Oaks had a population of 14,652. The median age was 39.9 years. 21.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.
99.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,324 households and 4,174 families residing in the CDP, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.8% were married-couple households, 19.2% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 36.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.