Lexington city vs Mathews County

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

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

Mathews County has the higher population (8,517 vs 7,420 in Lexington city). Lexington city has the higher median household income ($89,598 vs $75,487 in Mathews County). Mathews County has the higher median home value ($348,800 vs $275,300 in Lexington city).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington city	Mathews County
Population	7,420	8,517
Median age	22.5 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$89,598	$75,487
Median home value	$275,300	$348,800
Median gross rent	$985	$1,108
Housing units	2,644	5,486
Homeownership rate	51.7%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.3%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington city	Mathews County
Population	7,241 → 7,420 (+2.5%)	8,788 → 8,517 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$42,632 → $89,598 (+110.2%)	$64,237 → $75,487 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$235,700 → $275,300 (+16.8%)	$226,300 → $348,800 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $985 (+25.0%)	$922 → $1,108 (+20.2%)

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

Mathews County

Population

8,7888,517

Median household income

$64,237$75,487

Median home value

$226,300$348,800

Median gross rent

$922$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington city	Mathews County
Under 5	3.3%	3.3%
5 to 17	3.8%	12.3%
18 to 24	49.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.4%	6.6%
35 to 44	3.7%	8.7%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	7.0%	16.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	17.2%
75 and over	6.0%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington city	Mathews County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	84.7%
Black or African American	4.7%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	7.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington city	Mathews County
No high school diploma	4.1%	8.7%
High school graduate	22.9%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	32.4%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington city	Mathews County
Drove alone	53.9%	74.9%
Carpooled	2.1%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	30.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	15.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington city	Mathews County
1-unit, detached	62.6%	93.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	1.6%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Lexington city	Mathews County
Poverty rate	15.9%	7.9%
Average household size	2.03	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	12	34
Median year structure built	1957	1973