Lee County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Lee County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Lee County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for poverty rate (151st of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lee County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,900	8,705,170	334,922,499	1778th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,827	$93,170	$80,734	3036th of 3,221
Median Age	45.5	39.0	38.9	675th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.1%	42.2%	35.7%	2924th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$98,900	$383,700	$332,700	3002nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$738	$1,579	$1,413	2545th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.8%	9.9%	12.5%	151st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.5%	4.3%	5.2%	162nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	50.3	220.5	n/a	1532nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	13.1%	14.1%	2755th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.8	n/a	n/a	2485th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.0%	67.3%	65.2%	1871st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.2	27.3	26.4	1150th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.9%	18.3%	15.1%	1246th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1752nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.4%	48.7%	46.9%	2574th of 3,222
Broadband Access	62.7%	n/a	n/a	3073rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lee County, Virginia

Statistic	Lee County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.9	60.7	61.4

Age in Lee County, Virginia

Statistic	Lee County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	45.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	18.2%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Lee County, Virginia

Statistic	Lee County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	8,527	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.6%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	27.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lee County, Virginia

Statistic	Lee County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,828	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	33.3%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.1%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.5%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.1%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.8%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.7%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.2%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Lee County, Virginia

Statistic	Lee County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	10,851	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.4%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.4%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.0%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$595	$2,790	n/a

Education in Lee County, Virginia

Statistic	Lee County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	16.2%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.9%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.6%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lee County, Virginia

Statistic	Lee County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	40.5%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.8%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.9%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.6%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.9%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Lee County, Virginia

Statistic	Lee County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	47.5%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	14.3%	16.7%

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