Demographics of Lexington city, Virginia

Lexington city, Virginia had 7,769 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +451 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.

Lexington city, in four figures

7,769
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.2%
Change since July 2020: +451 people.; 22.6 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,517 ±$16,517
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.

Lexington city, Virginia's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lexington city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Lexington city, Virginia's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lexington city, 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	7,318	100.0	100.0
2021	7,447	101.8	100.2
2022	7,503	102.5	100.7
2023	7,530	102.9	101.6
2024	7,701	105.2	102.5
2025	7,769	106.2	103.1

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Population of Lexington city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	7,318	+9	+2	0	+5
2021	7,447	+129	+26	+13	+91
2022	7,503	+56	+60	+21	−23
2023	7,530	+27	+56	+22	−47
2024	7,701	+171	+24	+27	+121
2025	7,769	+68	+19	+20	+29

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 22.6 ±0.5: for men 21.7 ±0.6 and for women 28.5 ±7.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lexington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	48 to 434	0.6% to 5.8%	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	307 ±139	4.1% ±1.8	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,610 ±558	48.0% ±7.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	872 ±263	11.6% ±3.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,222 ±272	16.2% ±3.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,273 ±255	16.9% ±3.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,517 ±$16,517, and income per person $31,955 ±$4,994, 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 Lexington city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	483 ±182	22.1% ±8.0	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	110 to 348	5.1% to 15.8%	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	91 to 329	4.3% to 14.9%	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	308 ±140	14.1% ±6.2	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	673 ±204	30.8% ±8.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	43 to 205	2.0% to 9.3%	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	71 to 249	3.3% to 11.3%	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Lexington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	291 to 921	6.7% to 21.3%	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 327	2.2% to 56.9%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	339 ±160	15.3% ±6.8	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	26 to 184	1.8% to 11.7%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lexington city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lexington city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	2,808 ±226	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.9% ±5.6	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.1% ±7.1	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.8% ±7.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.2% ±10.6	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$275,200 ±$46,191	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,081 ±$182	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±5	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 Lexington city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	472 ±188	6.3% ±2.5	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,887 ±277	78.2% ±3.7	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	437 ±213	5.8% ±2.8	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	262 ±106	3.5% ±1.4	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	216 to 668	2.9% to 8.9%	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 Lexington city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	2,960 ±466	39.3% ±6.2	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,041 ±429	53.7% ±5.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 154	0.2% to 2.0%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	439 ±200	5.8% ±2.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	59 to 301	0.8% to 4.0%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	113 to 405	1.5% to 5.4%	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%.

Lexington city among the counties of Virginia

120th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Lexington city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Essex County	10,654	+0.5%
Cumberland County	10,352	+6.9%
Richmond County	9,294	+4.2%
Mathews County	8,529	+0.1%
Franklin city	8,478	+4.1%
Lexington city	7,769	+6.2%
Rappahannock County	7,439	+1.6%
King and Queen County	6,743	+2.4%
Buena Vista city	6,672	+0.8%
Galax city	6,670	−0.7%
Charles City County	6,623	−1.8%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 22 Counties in Virginia by foreign-born share
No. 22 Counties in Virginia by median household income
No. 29 Counties by population growth in Virginia
No. 32 Counties in Virginia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 39 Counties in Virginia by median rent
No. 42 Counties in Virginia by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026