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A profile of Lexington city from official statistics: 19 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Lexington city was 7,769 in 2025, up 0.9% from 2024, and the 14th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Population7,7692025Up 0.9% from 2024The 14th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median age22.6 years2024Up 0.1 years from 2023The lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Population aged 65 and over15.7%2025Down 0.3 percentage points from 2024The 17th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Foreign-born population share5.8%2024Up 0.8 percentage points from 2023
Population density1,200.2 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.9% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June292025, estimatedCompared with 121 in 2024
7,3007,4007,5007,6007,7007,8002020202120222023202420252020: 7,318 persons2021: 7,447 persons2022: 7,503 persons2023: 7,530 persons2024: 7,701 persons2025: 7,769 persons7,2007,4007,6007,8002020202220252020: 7,318 persons2021: 7,447 persons2022: 7,503 persons2023: 7,530 persons2024: 7,701 persons2025: 7,769 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Lexington city was 6.3% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from August 2025, and the 3rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Unemployment rate6.3%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.2 percentage points from August 2025The 3rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median household income$84,5172024Down 5.7% from 2023The 40th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Poverty rate (US official measure)22.7%2024Up 1.3 percentage points from 2023The 9th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Gini index44.92024Up 1.2 points from 2023
23456782021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 5.1 %2021-08: 5 %2021-09: 4.1 %2021-10: 3.8 %2021-11: 2.4 %2021-12: 3.2 %2022-01: 3.2 %2022-02: 3.2 %2022-03: 3.4 %2022-04: 2.8 %2022-05: 4.1 %2022-06: 5 %2022-07: 4.9 %2022-08: 5.4 %2022-09: 4 %2022-10: 4.1 %2022-11: 3.7 %2022-12: 3 %2023-01: 3.5 %2023-02: 3.8 %2023-03: 3.6 %2023-04: 2.8 %2023-05: 4.3 %2023-06: 5.1 %2023-07: 4.6 %2023-08: 6.1 %2023-09: 4 %2023-10: 3.8 %2023-11: 3.6 %2023-12: 3.3 %2024-01: 2.8 %2024-02: 3.8 %2024-03: 4.5 %2024-04: 3.1 %2024-05: 4.7 %2024-06: 6.6 %2024-07: 5.8 %2024-08: 6.3 %2024-09: 3.6 %2024-10: 3.8 %2024-11: 4.1 %2024-12: 3.5 %2025-01: 3.9 %2025-02: 5.7 %2025-03: 5.5 %2025-04: 3.7 %2025-05: 4.7 %2025-06: 6.2 %2025-07: 6.3 %2025-08: 6.1 %2025-09: 3.8 %2025-11: 4.9 %2025-12: 4.6 %2026-01: 5 %2026-02: 6.3 %2026-03: 5.4 %2026-04: 3.6 %2026-05: 6.7 %2026-06: 7.3 %2026-07: 5.8 %2026-08: 6.3 %24682021-072023-042025-012026-082021-07: 5.1 %2021-08: 5 %2021-09: 4.1 %2021-10: 3.8 %2021-11: 2.4 %2021-12: 3.2 %2022-01: 3.2 %2022-02: 3.2 %2022-03: 3.4 %2022-04: 2.8 %2022-05: 4.1 %2022-06: 5 %2022-07: 4.9 %2022-08: 5.4 %2022-09: 4 %2022-10: 4.1 %2022-11: 3.7 %2022-12: 3 %2023-01: 3.5 %2023-02: 3.8 %2023-03: 3.6 %2023-04: 2.8 %2023-05: 4.3 %2023-06: 5.1 %2023-07: 4.6 %2023-08: 6.1 %2023-09: 4 %2023-10: 3.8 %2023-11: 3.6 %2023-12: 3.3 %2024-01: 2.8 %2024-02: 3.8 %2024-03: 4.5 %2024-04: 3.1 %2024-05: 4.7 %2024-06: 6.6 %2024-07: 5.8 %2024-08: 6.3 %2024-09: 3.6 %2024-10: 3.8 %2024-11: 4.1 %2024-12: 3.5 %2025-01: 3.9 %2025-02: 5.7 %2025-03: 5.5 %2025-04: 3.7 %2025-05: 4.7 %2025-06: 6.2 %2025-07: 6.3 %2025-08: 6.1 %2025-09: 3.8 %2025-11: 4.9 %2025-12: 4.6 %2026-01: 5 %2026-02: 6.3 %2026-03: 5.4 %2026-04: 3.6 %2026-05: 6.7 %2026-06: 7.3 %2026-07: 5.8 %2026-08: 6.3 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Lexington city was $275,200 in 2024, down less than 0.1% from 2023, and the 63rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Median home value$275,2002024Down less than 0.1% from 2023The 63rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances8.25%2025Down 6.37 percentage points from 2024The 15th highest of 123 counties in Virginia
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,0812024Up 9.7% from 2023The 64th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)53.8%2024Up 2.1 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits02025, estimatedDown 100% from 2024
220K240K260K280K20212022202320242021: 251,500 USD2022: 224,700 USD2023: 275,300 USD2024: 275,200 USD220K240K260K280K202120242021: 251,500 USD2022: 224,700 USD2023: 275,300 USD2024: 275,200 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Lexington city were 229 in 2023, up 1.3% from 2022, and the 32nd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Employer firms2292023Up 1.3% from 2022The 32nd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Establishment entry rate5.295%2023Down 2.94 percentage points from 2022The 2nd lowest of 131 counties in Virginia
Establishment exit rate4.888%2023Down 1.7 percentage points from 2022The 3rd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Job creation rate10.152%2023Up 1.57 percentage points from 2022
22024026028030019992003200720112015201920231999: 294 count2000: 288 count2001: 294 count2002: 284 count2003: 285 count2004: 287 count2005: 284 count2006: 285 count2007: 280 count2008: 274 count2009: 274 count2010: 271 count2011: 261 count2012: 259 count2013: 255 count2014: 255 count2015: 252 count2016: 253 count2017: 235 count2018: 227 count2019: 226 count2020: 221 count2021: 223 count2022: 226 count2023: 229 count2202402602803001999200820231999: 294 count2000: 288 count2001: 294 count2002: 284 count2003: 285 count2004: 287 count2005: 284 count2006: 285 count2007: 280 count2008: 274 count2009: 274 count2010: 271 count2011: 261 count2012: 259 count2013: 255 count2014: 255 count2015: 252 count2016: 253 count2017: 235 count2018: 227 count2019: 226 count2020: 221 count2021: 223 count2022: 226 count2023: 229 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  12. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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