Lexington city, Virginia

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

Lexington city, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (92nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lexington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,525	8,705,170	334,922,499	2687th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,517	$93,170	$80,734	437th of 3,221
Median Age	22.6	39.0	38.9	3221st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	50.7%	42.2%	35.7%	92nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$275,200	$383,700	$332,700	753rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,081	$1,579	$1,413	768th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.0%	9.9%	12.5%	1475th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.6%	4.3%	5.2%	3169th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3,010.0	220.5	n/a	41st of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.8%	13.1%	14.1%	849th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1361st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	53.8%	67.3%	65.2%	3129th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.7	27.3	26.4	3176th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.5%	18.3%	15.1%	471st of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2578th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.6%	48.7%	46.9%	2947th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.9%	n/a	n/a	1057th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lexington city, Virginia

Statistic	Lexington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	37.6	60.7	61.4

Age in Lexington city, Virginia

Statistic	Lexington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	22.6	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	7.3%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	48.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.5%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	4.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	16.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Lexington city, Virginia

Statistic	Lexington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	2,187	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.5	2.5
Family Households	47.3%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	15.7%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.6%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.9%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	62.7%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lexington city, Virginia

Statistic	Lexington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,955	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.1%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	9.6%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	30.8%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.0%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.7%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.7%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Lexington city, Virginia

Statistic	Lexington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	2,808	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.7%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.9%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.1%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	46.2%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,224	$2,790	n/a

Education in Lexington city, Virginia

Statistic	Lexington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	8.9%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.7%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	15.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.6%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	30.1%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lexington city, Virginia

Statistic	Lexington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	53.9%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	26.0%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	66.3%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.4%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.6%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Lexington city, Virginia

Statistic	Lexington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	39.3%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.3%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.9%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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