Lexington

Population: 19,691
Median household income: $41,775
Median home value: $158,100

Lexington is a community in Davidson County, North Carolina, home to 19,691 residents. At $41,775, its median household income sits below Davidson County's $62,426.

From 2019 to 2023, Lexington's population grew 4.4% from 18,861 to 19,691, while its median home value rose 51.7% from $104,200 to $158,100.

The median resident is 35.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,691
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $41,775
Median home value: $158,100
Median gross rent: $882
Housing units: 8,973
Homeownership rate: 41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,86119,691

Median household income

$29,938$41,775

Median home value

$104,200$158,100

Median gross rent

$704$882

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,861	$29,938	$104,200	$704
2020	18,970	$30,366	$104,600	$710
2021	19,347	$32,698	$117,100	$747
2022	19,595	$36,868	$141,500	$827
2023	19,691	$41,775	$158,100	$882

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,330	6.8%
5 to 17	3,575	18.2%
18 to 24	1,620	8.2%
25 to 34	2,934	14.9%
35 to 44	2,557	13.0%
45 to 54	2,188	11.1%
55 to 64	2,803	14.2%
65 to 74	1,595	8.1%
75 and over	1,089	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,489	43.1%
Black or African American	5,123	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	837	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	163	0.8%
Two or more races	968	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,100	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,610	19.8%
High school graduate	4,210	32.0%
Some college or associate's	4,588	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,173	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	585	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,537	72.4%
Carpooled	1,213	15.9%
Public transit	38	0.5%
Walked	208	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	609	8.0%
Other means	47	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,845	40.4%
15 to 29 min	2,268	32.2%
30 to 44 min	1,069	15.2%
45 to 59 min	356	5.1%
60+ min	505	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 25.4% (4,794 of 18,898)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,757	63.2%
Nonfamily households	2,773	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,530	83.9%
Vacant	1,443	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,101	41.2%
Renter-occupied	4,429	58.8%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,214	69.3%
1-unit, attached	200	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1,338	14.9%
5 to 19 units	540	6.0%
20 or more units	372	4.1%
Mobile home & other	309	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3738060
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7972, -80.2743