East Lexington

Population: 2,020
Median household income: $70,500
Median home value: $275,800

Located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, East Lexington is a community with a population of 2,020. At $70,500, its median household income sits above Rockbridge County's $63,975.

From 2019 to 2023, East Lexington's population grew 20.0% from 1,683 to 2,020, while its median home value rose 46.2% from $188,600 to $275,800.

The median resident is 40.1 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 21.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,020
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $70,500
Median home value: $275,800
Median gross rent: $965
Housing units: 765
Homeownership rate: 49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6832,020

Median household income

$51,767$70,500

Median home value

$188,600$275,800

Median gross rent

$888$965

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,683	$51,767	$188,600	$888
2020	1,959	$38,750	$216,900	$848
2021	1,893	$67,838	$230,400	$848
2022	2,034	$75,470	$247,000	$931
2023	2,020	$70,500	$275,800	$965

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4421.2%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	4.7%
5 to 17	320	15.8%
18 to 24	225	11.1%
25 to 34	233	11.5%
35 to 44	428	21.2%
45 to 54	189	9.4%
55 to 64	238	11.8%
65 to 74	200	9.9%
75 and over	92	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,624	80.4%
Black or African American	317	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	51	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	135	9.8%
High school graduate	466	33.8%
Some college or associate's	464	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	131	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	184	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	684	78.0%
Carpooled	51	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	142	16.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	395	53.7%
15 to 29 min	64	8.7%
30 to 44 min	204	27.8%
45 to 59 min	63	8.6%
60+ min	9	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 10.5% (200 of 1,913)

	Count	Share
Family households	563	78.6%
Nonfamily households	153	21.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	716	93.6%
Vacant	49	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	351	49.0%
Renter-occupied	365	51.0%

1-unit, detached49.5%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units40.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	379	49.5%
1-unit, attached	61	8.0%
2 to 4 units	13	1.7%
5 to 19 units	312	40.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5124544
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.8015, -79.4165