Demographics of Lee County, Virginia

Lee County, Virginia had 21,642 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −468 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lee County, in four figures

21,642
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −468 people.; 45.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,827 ±$3,806
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lee County, Virginia's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lee County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lee County, Virginia's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lee County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	22,110	100.0	100.0
2021	22,016	99.6	100.2
2022	21,853	98.8	100.7
2023	21,773	98.5	101.6
2024	21,777	98.5	102.5
2025	21,642	97.9	103.1

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Population of Lee County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	22,110	−63	−23	0	−42
2021	22,016	−94	−228	+2	+115
2022	21,853	−163	−253	+3	+104
2023	21,773	−80	−189	+11	+99
2024	21,777	+4	−186	+12	+181
2025	21,642	−135	−192	+6	+49

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±0.4: for men 43.6 ±0.7 and for women 48.4 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	939 ±19	4.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,057 ±308	14.0% ±1.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,410 ±189	6.4% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,408 ±314	24.7% ±1.4	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,022 ±397	27.5% ±1.8	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,064 ±394	23.1% ±1.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,827 ±$3,806, and income per person $24,828 ±$1,582, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,837 ±352	33.3% ±4.0	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,002 ±342	23.5% ±3.9	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,206 ±226	14.1% ±2.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,127 ±249	13.2% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	814 ±206	9.5% ±2.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	273 ±102	3.2% ±1.2	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	268 ±104	3.1% ±1.2	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	5,840 ±816	28.8% ±4.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,688 ±292	42.9% ±5.7	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,848 ±449	29.4% ±4.2	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,304 ±317	19.7% ±4.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lee County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	10,851 ±29	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.6% ±2.6	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.4% ±2.6	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.0% ±3.6	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.0% ±4.7	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$98,900 ±$10,129	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$738 ±$49	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	525 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,057 ±26	91.6% ±0.1	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	925 ±44	4.2% ±0.2	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 78	< 0.1% to 0.4%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	15 to 81	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	275 ±69	1.3% ±0.3	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	10,400 ±784	47.5% ±3.6	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,013 ±761	50.3% ±3.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	101 to 435	0.5% to 2.0%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	219 ±77	1.0% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	22 to 120	0.1% to 0.5%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	148 ±58	0.7% ±0.3	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lee County among the counties of Virginia

79th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Lee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Page County	23,762	+0.3%
Hopewell city	23,261	+1.1%
Rockbridge County	22,663	> −0.1%
Prince Edward County	22,391	+2.3%
Greene County	21,958	+6.6%
Lee County	21,642	−2.1%
Scott County	21,200	−1.8%
Westmoreland County	19,715	+6.5%
King William County	19,617	+9.5%
Colonial Heights city	18,738	+3.2%
Buchanan County	18,492	−8.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026