East Lexington vs Glasgow

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

East Lexington and Glasgow are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Lexington has the higher population (2,020 vs 1,253 in Glasgow). East Lexington has the higher median household income ($70,500 vs $50,625 in Glasgow). East Lexington has the higher median home value ($275,800 vs $117,100 in Glasgow).

Population, income & housing

	East Lexington	Glasgow
Population	2,020	1,253
Median age	40.1 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,500	$50,625
Median home value	$275,800	$117,100
Median gross rent	$965	$814
Housing units	765	636
Homeownership rate	49.0%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Lexington	Glasgow
Population	1,683 → 2,020 (+20.0%)	1,385 → 1,253 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$51,767 → $70,500 (+36.2%)	$36,964 → $50,625 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$188,600 → $275,800 (+46.2%)	$96,700 → $117,100 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $965 (+8.7%)	$813 → $814 (+0.1%)

East Lexington

Population

1,6832,020

Median household income

$51,767$70,500

Median home value

$188,600$275,800

Median gross rent

$888$965

Glasgow

Population

1,3851,253

Median household income

$36,964$50,625

Median home value

$96,700$117,100

Median gross rent

$813$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Lexington	Glasgow
Under 5	4.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	21.2%
18 to 24	11.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	7.7%
35 to 44	21.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	22.3%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.1%
75 and over	4.6%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Lexington	Glasgow
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	75.2%
Black or African American	15.7%	16.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Lexington	Glasgow
No high school diploma	9.8%	12.8%
High school graduate	33.8%	49.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Lexington	Glasgow
Drove alone	78.0%	88.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	16.2%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Lexington	Glasgow
1-unit, detached	49.5%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	40.8%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	East Lexington	Glasgow
Poverty rate	10.5%	14.7%
Average household size	2.67	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1980	1963