Lexington vs Tyro

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

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

Lexington has the higher population (19,691 vs 3,635 in Tyro). Tyro has the higher median household income ($57,198 vs $41,775 in Lexington). Tyro has the higher median home value ($182,000 vs $158,100 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Tyro
Population	19,691	3,635
Median age	35.9 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,775	$57,198
Median home value	$158,100	$182,000
Median gross rent	$882	$776
Housing units	8,973	1,435
Homeownership rate	41.2%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Tyro
Population	18,861 → 19,691 (+4.4%)	3,954 → 3,635 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$29,938 → $41,775 (+39.5%)	$55,714 → $57,198 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$104,200 → $158,100 (+51.7%)	$126,200 → $182,000 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $882 (+25.3%)	$748 → $776 (+3.7%)

Lexington

Population

18,86119,691

Median household income

$29,938$41,775

Median home value

$104,200$158,100

Median gross rent

$704$882

Tyro

Population

3,9543,635

Median household income

$55,714$57,198

Median home value

$126,200$182,000

Median gross rent

$748$776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Tyro
Under 5	6.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	12.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.9%	19.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	5.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	15.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	16.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.3%
75 and over	5.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Tyro
White (non-Hispanic)	43.1%	95.2%
Black or African American	26.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Tyro
No high school diploma	19.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	32.0%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Tyro
Drove alone	72.4%	81.2%
Carpooled	15.9%	13.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Tyro
1-unit, detached	69.3%	58.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	40.7%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Tyro
Poverty rate	25.4%	16.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1970	1990