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Lexington City Schools, NC

21,201 Population
18.7 square miles 1,135.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±2.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Davidson County: 42.2 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,147 ±$1,811 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Davidson County: $34,544 ±$1,059
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,830 ±$2,327 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Davidson County: $64,172 ±$1,806
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

26% ±4.2% (5,327  ±882) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Davidson County: 12.9% † 21,970 (±1.4% / ±2,422)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.5 minutes ±1.6 (197,710  ±22,008) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Davidson County: 24.3 1,715,950 (±0.6 / ±59,736)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,132 ±520 Number of households
  • Davidson County: 69,846 ±661
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (20,421  ±732) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Davidson County: 2.5 171,297 (±0 / ±34)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.6% ±2.1% (234  ±107) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Davidson County: 5.5% † 2,061 (±1.1% / ±396)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,399 ±494 Number of housing units
  • Davidson County: 76,396 ±64
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$173,200 ±$13,855 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Davidson County: $219,100 ±$5,369
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.1% ±2.7% (1,917  ±578.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Davidson County: 7.8% † 13,343 (±0.9% / ±1,550.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.2% ±4.6% (11,579  ±876.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Davidson County: 88.5% 108,212 (±2.3% / ±2,769.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.1% ±2.3% (1,891  ±344.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Davidson County: 21.7% 26,533 (±1.1% / ±1,349.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.8% ±2.8% (2,723  ±601) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Davidson County: 5.6% 9,676
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.2% ±1.5% (989  ±237) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Davidson County: 7.2% 9,726 (±0.5% / ±737)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
989 Total veterans ±237 933 Male ±225 56 Female ±50

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