King and Queen County vs Lexington city

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

King and Queen 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 6,676 in King and Queen County). Lexington city has the higher median household income ($89,598 vs $72,851 in King and Queen County). Lexington city has the higher median home value ($275,300 vs $240,900 in King and Queen County).

Population, income & housing

	King and Queen County	Lexington city
Population	6,676	7,420
Median age	49.0 yrs	22.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,851	$89,598
Median home value	$240,900	$275,300
Median gross rent	$982	$985
Housing units	3,485	2,644
Homeownership rate	77.4%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	57.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King and Queen County	Lexington city
Population	7,042 → 6,676 (-5.2%)	7,241 → 7,420 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$63,982 → $72,851 (+13.9%)	$42,632 → $89,598 (+110.2%)
Median home value	$183,200 → $240,900 (+31.5%)	$235,700 → $275,300 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$968 → $982 (+1.4%)	$788 → $985 (+25.0%)

King and Queen County

Population

7,0426,676

Median household income

$63,982$72,851

Median home value

$183,200$240,900

Median gross rent

$968$982

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)

	King and Queen County	Lexington city
Under 5	4.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	13.3%	3.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	49.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	3.7%
45 to 54	14.7%	7.4%
55 to 64	17.7%	7.0%
65 to 74	15.6%	10.3%
75 and over	8.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King and Queen County	Lexington city
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	79.2%
Black or African American	23.8%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.8%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King and Queen County	Lexington city
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.1%
High school graduate	38.7%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	32.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King and Queen County	Lexington city
Drove alone	77.9%	53.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	2.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	30.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	13.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King and Queen County	Lexington city
1-unit, detached	80.3%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	18.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	King and Queen County	Lexington city
Poverty rate	18.5%	15.9%
Average household size	2.37	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	36	12
Median year structure built	1990	1957