Charles City County vs Lexington city

A side-by-side comparison of Charles City County and Lexington city: population, income, housing, and more.

Charles City County and Lexington city are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lexington city has the higher population (7,420 vs 6,686 in Charles City County). Lexington city has the higher median household income ($89,598 vs $70,339 in Charles City County). Lexington city has the higher median home value ($275,300 vs $224,100 in Charles City County).

Population, income & housing

	Charles City County	Lexington city
Population	6,686	7,420
Median age	52.6 yrs	22.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,339	$89,598
Median home value	$224,100	$275,300
Median gross rent	$1,076	$985
Housing units	3,269	2,644
Homeownership rate	85.7%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	57.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charles City County	Lexington city
Population	7,014 → 6,686 (-4.7%)	7,241 → 7,420 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$57,198 → $70,339 (+23.0%)	$42,632 → $89,598 (+110.2%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $224,100 (+33.5%)	$235,700 → $275,300 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,076 (+32.3%)	$788 → $985 (+25.0%)

Charles City County

Population

7,0146,686

Median household income

$57,198$70,339

Median home value

$167,900$224,100

Median gross rent

$813$1,076

Lexington city

Population

7,2417,420

Median household income

$42,632$89,598

Median home value

$235,700$275,300

Median gross rent

$788$985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charles City County	Lexington city
Under 5	3.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	10.8%	3.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	49.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	3.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	7.4%
55 to 64	20.1%	7.0%
65 to 74	15.9%	10.3%
75 and over	10.2%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charles City County	Lexington city
White (non-Hispanic)	44.3%	79.2%
Black or African American	40.3%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.7%	0.5%
Asian	1.2%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.1%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charles City County	Lexington city
No high school diploma	11.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	43.5%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	32.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charles City County	Lexington city
Drove alone	83.8%	53.9%
Carpooled	5.5%	2.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	30.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	13.4%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charles City County	Lexington city
1-unit, detached	85.3%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	13.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Charles City County	Lexington city
Poverty rate	11.4%	15.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	34	12
Median year structure built	1990	1957