Lexington, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

19,690

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.7

2.23% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27.8%

9.44% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$43,128

3.24% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$179,900

Population & Diversity

Lexington, NC is home to a population of 19.7k people, from which 92.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13% of Lexington, NC residents were born outside of the country (2.57k people).

In 2024, there were 1.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.42k people) in Lexington, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.56k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.26k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.6%

2024 Citizenship

93%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.6% of Lexington, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lexington, NC was 93%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lexington, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lexington, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.42k ± 917
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.56k ± 527
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.26k ± 845

24.1%

Hispanic Population

4.74k people

24.1% of the people in Lexington, NC are hispanic (4.74k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lexington, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

Foreign-Born Population

13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.57k people

12.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.52k people

As of 2024, 13% of Lexington, NC residents (2.57k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lexington, NC was 12.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lexington, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
379 ± 139
Gulf War (2001-)
157 ± 112
Gulf War (1990s)
143 ± 91

Lexington, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.41 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lexington, NC.

Economy

The economy of Lexington, NC employs 7.83k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lexington, NC were Manufacturing (1,821 people), Retail Trade (1,522 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (846 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,349), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,862), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,700).

Employment

Occupations

7.83k

2024 Value

± 731

−1.79%

1 Year decline

± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lexington, NC declined at a rate of −1.79%, from 7.98k employees to 7.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexington, NC, are Production Occupations (1,481 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,121 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (806 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexington, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.83k

2024 Value

± 731

−1.79%

1 Year decline

± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lexington, NC declined at a rate of −1.79%, from 7.98k employees to 7.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexington, NC, are Manufacturing (1,821 people), Retail Trade (1,522 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (846 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexington, NC, though some of these residents may live in Lexington, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,189

Median earning men ± $3,988

$30,734

Median earning women ± $7,386

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,676), Information ($65,417), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,404).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,600), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,000), and Public Administration ($42,861).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lexington, NC was $179,900 in 2024, which is 0.541 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $158,100 to $179,900, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Lexington, NC is 41.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lexington, NC have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexington, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$179,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,117

$3,135

Median Property Taxes

±$381

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, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

41.6%

Homeownership

2024

61.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.6% of the housing units in Lexington, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lexington, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,128

Median Household Income

± $2,614

7.53k

Number of Households

± 772

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.53k households in Lexington, NC grew to $43,128 from the previous year's value of $41,775.

The following chart displays the households in Lexington, NC 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexington, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.4%)
Carpooled (18%)
Worked At Home (7.29%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Lexington, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18%) and those who worked at home (7.29%).

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

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexington, NC have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% of the workforce in Lexington, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lexington, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lexington, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lexington, NC (5.27k out of 19k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lexington, NC is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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