East Lexington vs Goshen

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

East Lexington and Goshen 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 285 in Goshen). East Lexington has the higher median household income ($70,500 vs $46,250 in Goshen). East Lexington has the higher median home value ($275,800 vs $131,300 in Goshen).

Population, income & housing

	East Lexington	Goshen
Population	2,020	285
Median age	40.1 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,500	$46,250
Median home value	$275,800	$131,300
Median gross rent	$965	$725
Housing units	765	160
Homeownership rate	49.0%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Lexington	Goshen
Population	1,683 → 2,020 (+20.0%)	332 → 285 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$51,767 → $70,500 (+36.2%)	$28,889 → $46,250 (+60.1%)
Median home value	$188,600 → $275,800 (+46.2%)	$100,000 → $131,300 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $965 (+8.7%)	$540 → $725 (+34.3%)

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

Goshen

Population

332285

Median household income

$28,889$46,250

Median home value

$100,000$131,300

Median gross rent

$540$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Lexington	Goshen
Under 5	4.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.2%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.2%
35 to 44	21.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	14.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	16.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	4.9%
75 and over	4.6%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Lexington	Goshen
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	97.2%
Black or African American	15.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Lexington	Goshen
No high school diploma	9.8%	11.9%
High school graduate	33.8%	59.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Lexington	Goshen
Drove alone	78.0%	80.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Lexington	Goshen
1-unit, detached	49.5%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	40.8%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	28.1%

Poverty & households

	East Lexington	Goshen
Poverty rate	10.5%	25.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	20	39
Median year structure built	1980	1967