Lexington, North Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Lexington, North Carolina QuickFacts

	Lexington, North Carolina	United States
Total population	19,953	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
City	lexington

Lexington, North Carolina Population

	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
Male	9,579	48.01%	49.06%
Female	10,374	51.99%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.7		35.3

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	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
18 years and over	15,040	75.38%	74.31%
21 years and over	14,275	71.54%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,520	17.64%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,054	15.31%	12.43%

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	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
White	11,733	58.8%	75.14%
Black or African American	5,968	29.91%	12.32%
Asian	511	2.56%	3.64%
Some other race	1,301	6.52%	5.46%
Two or more races	440	2.21%	2.43%

Lexington, North Carolina Housing

	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
Total households	7,926		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,071	63.98%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,855	36.02%	31.94%

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	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
Total housing units	8,642		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	584	6.76%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,926	91.71%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,949	45.7%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,977	46.02%	30.77%

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	Lexington, North Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	743	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,760	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	836	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	217	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	88	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	41	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	15	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.57%
Median (dollars)	81,800	119,600

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	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,742	21.98%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,342	29.55%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	957	12.07%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	967	12.2%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	796	10.04%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,242	15.67%	9.65%

Lexington, North Carolina Education

	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,352		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	255	5.86%	6.47%
Kindergarten	312	7.17%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,236	51.38%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,028	23.62%	21.38%
College or graduate school	521	11.97%	22.81%

Lexington, North Carolina Economy

	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	15,717		217,168,077
In labor force	9,104	57.92%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	9,104	57.92%	63.39%
- - Employed	8,387	53.36%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	717	4.56%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	6,613	42.08%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	8,242	52.44%	51.66%
In labor force	4,427	28.17%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,427	28.17%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,999	25.44%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,739	11.06%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,109		12,787,501

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	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,007		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,411	17.62%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	786	9.82%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,604	20.03%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,169	14.6%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,147	14.32%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,011	12.63%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	447	5.58%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	287	3.58%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	57	0.71%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	88	1.1%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	26,226		41,994

	Lexington, North Carolina	%, Lexington, North Carolina	United States
With earnings	5,912	37.62%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,583		56,604
With Social Security income	2,433	15.48%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,459		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	344	2.19%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,144		6,320
With public assistance income	438	2.79%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,695		3,032
With retirement income	1,232	7.84%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,448		17,376

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