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Lee County, VA

22,482 Population
435.4 square miles 51.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.6 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.5 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$19,671 ±$1,355 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $43,267 ±$239
  • about half the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$37,574 ±$4,430 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $80,615 ±$377
  • about half the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

26.2% ±3.8% (5,480  ±806) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 828,664 (±0.2% / ±13,372)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

27.3 minutes ±1.5 (174,235  ±20,498) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 28.2 106,607,616 (±0.1 / ±554,577)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

8,244 ±385 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,248,528 ±6,651
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.6 ±0.1 (21,022  ±243) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,346,977 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

3.9% ±2.3% (159  ±93) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 99,799 (±0.1% / ±2,354)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

10,947 ±99 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,596,100 ±557
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$86,200 ±$6,701 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Virginia: $295,500 ±$973
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

10.8% ±2.8% (2,422  ±631.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 14.4% 1,221,175 (±0.2% / ±14,167.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

79.8% ±4.9% (13,541  ±838) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 90.8% 5,342,922 (±0.3% / ±17,984.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
10.8% ±1.8% (1,831  ±307.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Virginia: 40.3% 2,372,397 (±0.2% / ±11,374.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

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

1.5% ±0.5% (331  ±101) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,076,919 (±0.1% / ±9,999)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

6.1% ±1.2% (1,124  ±225) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 671,519 (±0.1% / ±5,249)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
1,124 Total veterans ±225 1,069 Male ±211 55 Female ±57

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