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Lee County, VA

22,042 Population
435.4 square miles 50.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$25,439 ±$1,915 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$42,269 ±$3,974 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

27.6% ±4.2% (5,617  ±854) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

26.5 minutes ±1.5 (166,735  ±19,656) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

8,446 ±348 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0.1 (20,491  ±41) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.4% ±2.8% (175  ±111) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

10,857 ±32 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$98,700 ±$9,944 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

10.3% ±2.4% (2,261  ±,518.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±,144,000.6)

Social

82.3% ±5% (13,668  ±832) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±,279,113.6)
12.7% ±1.8% (2,104  ±,291.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±,180,792.5)

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

1.2% (268  ±81) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.9% ±1.5% (1,415  ±273) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,415 Total veterans ±273 1,324 Male ±270 91 Female ±75

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