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North Carolina·Davidson County
11 tracts·13K people·$180K median·681/mi²
White 43 · Hispanic 24 · Black 23 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 4 · Other 2
Other 35 · Living alone 33 · Married couple 32
Retail 26 · Professional 19 · Health 18 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 6 · Other 4
Production · transport 28 · Sales · office 25 · Management · business · science · arts 19 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 13
Drive alone 70 · Carpool 36 · Work from home 10 · Walk 4 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lexington is $179,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Lexington has 19,690 residents across 4 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.7; the population is 42.8% White, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Black, 4.7% Multiracial, 3.7% Asian and 1.7% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 12.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.8% (Census ACS).
Southwest Elementary Global Academy (53%), Charles England Elementary School (42%) and Pickett Elementary School (41%) lead the elementary schools; Lexington Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (43%); Lexington Senior High School is the high school with reported scores (50%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $893/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lexington is $43,128 a year, 50% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lexington, median rent is $893/month and the median home value is $179,900 (Census ACS).
Lexington reported 1.7 violent crimes and 10.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 44 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lexington are ice storm (93), strong wind (68) and hail (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lexington, 4.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).