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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lexington is $15,627, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lexington median household income is $36,840, which has grown by 27.11% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lexington residents spend 14.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #533

Lexington, VA	15,627 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lexington, VA	5,320 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lexington, VA	4,398 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lexington, VA	8,045 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #412

Lexington, VA	36,840 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lexington, VA	54,859 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #196

Lexington, VA	27.11%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lexington, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	33.87%	$14,602, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.01%	$18,773, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.06%	$0, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.63%	$38,571, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lexington, VA	59,219 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lexington, VA	79,313 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lexington, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$33,958, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$49,618, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Asian	$33,250, see rank	$94,223	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lexington, VA	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$12,101, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,969, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,549, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$27,727, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lexington, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,517, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	4,067, 62.41%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,322, 32.51%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	107, 2.63%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,215, 29.87%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,184, 97.45%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	31, 2.55%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,745, 67.49%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	2,450, 37.59%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	993, 40.53%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	18, 0.73%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	975, 39.80%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	895, 91.79%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	80, 8.21%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,457, 59.47%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lexington, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,079, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,028, 49.45%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	184, 8.85%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	621, 29.87%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	54, 2.60%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	192, 9.24%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lexington, VA	14.5 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lexington, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,079	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	1,184, 56.95%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	460, 38.85%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	391, 33.02%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	240, 20.27%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 1.35%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	59, 4.98%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	895, 43.05%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	431, 48.16%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	253, 28.27%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	176, 19.66%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 1.34%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 2.57%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lexington, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,079, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	37, 1.78%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	143, 6.88%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4, 0.19%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	119, 5.72%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	24, 1.15%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	161, 7.74%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	41, 1.97%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	99, 4.76%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	808, 38.86%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	492, 23.67%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	34, 1.64%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	117, 5.63%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lexington, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	699	19.34%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	87	10.15%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.