2022 population: 7,457 ( 415 from 2010 , 140 from 2020)
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 2983.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,108	81.91%	5.2%
Black:	667	8.94%	0.1%
Indian:	22	0.30%	175.0%
Asian:	207	2.78%	31.8%
2+ races:	180	2.41%	51.3%
Hispanic:	273	3.66%	0.7%

Total non-White:	1,349	18.09%	9.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	226	15.4
Deaths:	199	13.6
Net Migration:	70	4.8
Net Immigration:	46	3.1

Change in White population:	301	4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	114	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,042
5,807	82.46%
668	9.49%
8	0.11%
157	2.23%
119	1.69%
271	3.85%
1,235	17.54%

2000
6,867
5,837	85.00%
713	10.38%
18	0.26%
131	1.91%
56	0.82%
109	1.59%
1,030	15.00%

1990
6,959
5,999	86.20%
811	11.65%
6	0.09%
102	1.47%
n/a
41	0.59%
960	13.80%

1980
7,292
6,309	86.52%
883	12.11%
0	0.00%
12	0.16%
n/a
82	1.12%
983	13.48%

1970
7,597
6,498	85.53%
996	13.11%
3	0.04%
6	0.08%
n/a
88	1.16%
1,099	14.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
352	5.1
576	8.4
265	3.9
36	0.5

-30	-0.4
205	3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
616	8.9
752	10.8
300	4.3
-3	-0.0

-162	-2.3
70	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
499	6.8
660	9.1
0	0.0
n/a

-310	-4.3
-23	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

-189	-2.5
-116	-1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Lexington city, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
22.7
526	7.1%
6,931	92.9%
1,075	14.4%

1,991
2.10

911	45.8%
772	84.7%
47	5.2%
1,080	54.2%

2010
Number	Percent
22.8
714	10.1%
6,328	89.9%
1,077	15.3%

2,237
2.00

1,028	46.0%
784	76.3%
91	8.9%
1,209	54.0%

2000
Number	Percent
24.6
722	10.5%
6,145	89.5%
1,124	16.4%

2,223
2.07

1,092	49.1%
875	80.1%
82	7.5%
1,131	50.9%

1990
Number	Percent
24.4
822	11.8%
6,137	88.2%
1,034	14.9%

2,163
2.18

1,156	53.4%
903	78.1%
93	8.0%
1,007	46.6%

1980
Number	Percent
24.4
1,120	15.4%
6,172	84.6%
894	12.3%

2,163
2.38

1,341	62.0%
1,067	79.6%
97	7.2%
822	38.0%

2022 Housing Data for Lexington city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	130	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	124	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	76	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	61	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	113	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	22	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	59	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	113	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	146	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	365	18.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	386	19.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	217	10.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	79	4.0%
$200,000 or more	72	3.6%

Median Household Income	93,651
Per Capita Income	29,117

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	78
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	36	1.8%
Public Assistance	110	5.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	379	19.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,473	45.0%
Unemployed	71	1.3%
In Armed Forces	13	0.2%

Total Labor Force	2,557	46.6%
Not in Labor Force	2,935	53.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		54.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	646	667	49.2%
Non-Profit	407	401	50.4%
Self-Employed	75	37	67.0%

Local Government	92	183	33.5%
State Government	130	121	51.8%
Federal Government	32	11	74.4%

Total Private + Self	721	704	50.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	661	716	48.0%
Total	1,382	1,420	49.3%

Pct. Govt.	20.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	273	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	585	20.8%
Professional, Technical	1,226	43.7%
Service Occupations	532	18.9%
All others	192	6.8%

White Collar		74.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	816	29.1%
Health care and social assistance	490	17.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	309	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	261	9.3%
Retail trade	203	7.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	137	4.9%
Other services	103	3.7%
Public administration	95	3.4%
Manufacturing	95	3.4%
Construction	81	2.9%
Information	69	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	68	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	36	1.3%
Finance and insurance	16	0.6%
Utilities	13	0.5%
Wholesale trade	12	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	165	2.25%
Puerto Rican	52	0.71%
Cuban	15	0.20%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	18	0.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	18	0.25%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	62	0.84%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	25	0.34%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	37	0.50%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	61	0.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	114	1.55%
Japanese	75	1.02%
Taiwanese	16	0.22%
Indian	6	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,558	91.9%
Spanish	277	3.9%
Chinese	103	1.4%
Other Asian	75	1.1%
Other Indo-European	60	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	36	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	29	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,324	18.0%
Irish	1,315	17.9%
German	1,162	15.8%
English	799	10.9%
Italian	317	4.3%
Scottish	290	3.9%
Welsh	260	3.5%
Swedish	256	3.5%
Polish	253	3.4%
Ukrainian	156	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	129	1.8%
French	122	1.7%
Dutch	107	1.5%
British	106	1.4%
European	86	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,116	96.9%
Not a citizen	230	3.1%

Native	7,008	95.4%
Foreign-born	338	4.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
51	1.5%	77	2.3%	766	22.8%	445	13.2%	1,040	30.9%	988	29.3%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	51	1.5%
9-12 Years	77	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	766	22.8%
Some College	445	13.2%
Bach. Degree	1,040	30.9%
Grad Degree	988	29.3%
Average years of education: 15.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,886	2,657	229	7.9%	4.4%
1991	2,986	2,785	201	6.7%	5.8%
1992	2,812	2,662	150	5.3%	6.2%
1993	2,758	2,622	136	4.9%	5.2%
1994	2,799	2,698	101	3.6%	4.8%
1995	2,796	2,720	76	2.7%	4.4%
1996	2,819	2,741	78	2.8%	4.3%
1997	2,857	2,804	53	1.9%	3.7%
1998	2,902	2,852	50	1.7%	2.8%
1999	3,026	2,983	43	1.4%	2.7%

2000	2,243	2,164	79	3.5%	2.3%
2001	2,324	2,230	94	4.0%	3.3%
2002	2,372	2,234	138	5.8%	4.4%
2003	2,342	2,205	137	5.8%	4.3%
2004	2,290	2,152	138	6.0%	4.1%
2005	2,325	2,195	130	5.6%	3.8%
2006	2,293	2,177	116	5.1%	3.3%
2007	2,371	2,253	118	5.0%	3.3%
2008	2,425	2,257	168	6.9%	4.3%
2009	2,492	2,246	246	9.9%	6.8%

2010	2,304	2,085	219	9.5%	7.3%
2011	2,289	2,080	209	9.1%	6.6%
2012	2,279	2,083	196	8.6%	5.9%
2013	2,251	2,064	187	8.3%	5.6%
2014	2,280	2,106	174	7.6%	5.1%
2015	2,260	2,108	152	6.7%	4.4%
2016	2,267	2,130	137	6.0%	4.0%
2017	2,133	2,005	128	6.0%	3.7%
2018	2,087	1,990	97	4.6%	2.9%
2019	2,101	2,006	95	4.5%	2.7%

2020	2,049	1,906	143	7.0%	6.2%
2021	2,090	1,986	104	5.0%	3.9%
2022	2,222	2,130	92	4.1%	2.9%
2023	2,327	2,224	103	4.4%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,525
Median Value	$224,700

Occupied	1,991	78.9%
Vacant	534	21.1%

Owned	1,051	52.8%
Rented	940	47.2%
Median Rent	$1,000

Single-Family Units	1,707	67.6%
Detached	1,629	64.5%
Attached	78	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	355	14.1%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Lexington city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lexington city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Lexington city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lexington city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lexington city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lexington city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Lexington city, VA