Lexington vs Thomasville

A side-by-side comparison of Lexington and Thomasville: population, income, housing, and more.

Lexington and Thomasville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thomasville has the higher population (27,261 vs 19,691 in Lexington). Thomasville has the higher median household income ($58,246 vs $41,775 in Lexington). Thomasville has the higher median home value ($163,200 vs $158,100 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Thomasville
Population	19,691	27,261
Median age	35.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,775	$58,246
Median home value	$158,100	$163,200
Median gross rent	$882	$853
Housing units	8,973	11,997
Homeownership rate	41.2%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Thomasville
Population	18,861 → 19,691 (+4.4%)	26,784 → 27,261 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$29,938 → $41,775 (+39.5%)	$40,648 → $58,246 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$104,200 → $158,100 (+51.7%)	$116,800 → $163,200 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $882 (+25.3%)	$693 → $853 (+23.1%)

Lexington

Population

18,86119,691

Median household income

$29,938$41,775

Median home value

$104,200$158,100

Median gross rent

$704$882

Thomasville

Population

26,78427,261

Median household income

$40,648$58,246

Median home value

$116,800$163,200

Median gross rent

$693$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Thomasville
Under 5	6.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.9%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.2%
75 and over	5.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Thomasville
White (non-Hispanic)	43.1%	60.0%
Black or African American	26.0%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	4.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Thomasville
No high school diploma	19.8%	17.9%
High school graduate	32.0%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Thomasville
Drove alone	72.4%	82.0%
Carpooled	15.9%	9.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.0%	7.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Thomasville
1-unit, detached	69.3%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	4.1%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Thomasville
Poverty rate	25.4%	18.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1970	1983