Lexington city, VA

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2022 Population

7,346

0.81% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2022 Poverty Rate

16.6%

27.1% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$93,651

41.7% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$224,700

10.7% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Lexington city, VA had a population of 7.35k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $93,651. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lexington city, VA grew from 7,287 to 7,346, a 0.81% increase and its median household income grew from $66,114 to $93,651, a 41.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lexington city, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (81%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.17%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.56%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.14%), and White (Hispanic) (2.49%).

None of the households in Lexington city, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Washington and Lee University (700 degrees awarded in 2022) and Virginia Military Institute (394 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Lexington city, VA was $224,700, and the homeownership rate was 52.8%.

Most people in Lexington city, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lexington city, VA was N/A per household.

Lexington city, VA borders Rockbridge County, VA.

United States Virginia

Economy

The economy of Lexington city, VA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Lexington city, VA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexington city, VA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (457 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (294 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (291 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexington city, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexington city, VA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexington city, VA, though some of these residents may live in Lexington city, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Other Services (except Public Administration)
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Accommodation and Food Services
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Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lexington County, VA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 64.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.74%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (64.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (32.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.74%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lexington County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

The largest universities in Lexington city, VA by number of degrees awarded are Washington and Lee University (700 and NaNk%) and Virginia Military Institute (394 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Law (119 and NaNk%), General Economics (112 and NaNk%), and General Business Administration & Management (94 and NaNk%).

The median tuition costs in N/A are $60,590 for private four year colleges, and $9,782 and $39,590 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lexington city, VA was $224,700 in 2022, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $251,500 to $224,700, a 10.7% decrease. The homeownership rate in Lexington city, VA is 52.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Lexington city, VA have an average commute time of 13.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexington city, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Property

$224,700

Median Property Value 2022

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lexington city, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lexington city, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lexington city, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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$93,651

Median Household Income

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1.99k

Number of Households

± 356

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.99k households in Lexington city, VA grew to $93,651 from the previous year's value of $66,114.

The following chart displays the households in Lexington city, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexington city, VA is from Virginia.

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2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (55.3%)
Walked (28.9%)
Worked At Home (13%)

In 2022, 55.3% of workers in Lexington city, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (28.9%) and those who worked at home (13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

13.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexington city, VA have a shorter commute time (13.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Lexington city, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lexington city, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lexington city, VA (696 out of 4.19k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

97.9% of the population of Lexington city, VA has health coverage, with 51.4% on employee plans, 6.69% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 26.1% on non-group plans, and 3.03% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.12%

Uninsured

51.4%

Employer Coverage

6.69%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

26.1%

Non-Group

3.03%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lexington city, VA grew by 3.62% from 2.04% to 2.12%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lexington city, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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