Lexington city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 7,026 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,232
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,000

% of renters here:	45%
State:	32%

Land area: 2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2818 people per square mile

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2008 cost of living index in Lexington city: 99.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (44.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 25%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Lexington city, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lexington city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
Black (10.4%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Chinese (0.6%)

Median resident age:	23.3 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 3,791	(55.2%)
Females: 3,076	(44.8%)

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,433
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.4%

Average household size:

Lexington city:	2.1 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,982 ($28,982 in 1999)

This county:	$36,982
Virginia:	$59,562

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $487 (lower quartile is $340, upper quartile is $752)

This county:	$487
State:	$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $305,055 (it was $129,800 in 2000)

Lexington city:	$305,055
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $161,301 - $489,317

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $340,635
Here: $340,635
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $612,709
Here: $612,709
State: $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $81,379
Here: $81,379
State: $295,743

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $37,843

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,516
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $312

Institutionalized population: 142

Lexington city races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $855 (0.7%)

Lexington city household income distribution in 2007

Lexington city contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	21.6%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	11.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Rockbridge County-Buena Vista city-Lexington city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lexington city is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $703 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lexington.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	9.4%
Virginia:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 2,876
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 274 (53% naturalized citizens)

Lexington city:	4.0%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 69 1990 to 1994: 36 1985 to 1989: 51 1980 to 1984: 71 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 38

Mean travel time to work: 10.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.1%

Lexington city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,603
One, attached: 69
Two: 150
3 or 4: 152
5 to 9: 163
10 to 19: 30
20 or more: 186
Mobile homes: 23

Housing units in Lexington city with a mortgage: 737 (84 second mortgage, 108 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 441

Here:	62.6% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 3,587
Total congregations: 16

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	Association Reformed Presbyterian Church	United Methodist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	820 (22.9%)	683 (19.0%)	666 (18.6%)	544 (15.2%)	268 (7.5%)
Congregations	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)	2 (12.5%)	2 (12.5%)

Name	Presbyterian Church in America	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Friends (Quakers)	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	187 (5.2%)	126 (3.5%)	114 (3.2%)	62 (1.7%)	117 (3.3%)
Congregations	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Lexington city - Lexington

Lexington city-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from Lexington city center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from Lexington city center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from Lexington city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (36%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Construction (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (33%)
Health care (12%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Postsecondary teachers (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (3%)
Top executives (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Russia (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Nigeria (7%)
Romania (6%)
Ethiopia (5%)
Turkey (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lexington city (%):

English (14%)
Irish (13%)
German (12%)
United States or American (11%)
Scotch-Irish (6%)
Italian (6%)
Scottish (3%)

Lexington city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,153 (56%)
Carpooled: 208 (10%)
Bicycle: 26 (1%)
Walked: 548 (26%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 105 (5%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Lexington city, Virginia

2118 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
142 people in nursing homes
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $67,895.

11.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.25%
Virginia average:	11.06%

1.72% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,306 average AGI)
Lexington city: 1.72%
Virginia average: 0.41%

4.51% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($15,897 average AGI)
5.02% relocated from other states ($22,293 average AGI)
Lexington city: 5.02%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Rockbridge County, VA	1.35% ($32,517 average AGI)
from Buena Vista city, VA	0.51% ($29,182)

11.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,320 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.20%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.46% of residents moved to foreign countries ($411 average AGI)
Lexington city: 0.46%
Virginia average: 0.22%

5.53% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,432 average AGI)
5.21% relocated to other states ($19,473 average AGI)
Lexington city: 5.21%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Rockbridge County, VA	1.30% ($36,893 average AGI)
to Buena Vista city, VA	0.70% ($32,133)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Births per 1000 population in Lexington city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Lexington city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lexington city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,827 (2,513 aged, 314 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 14.47
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 26657.02
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 651.230
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 158263.39

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 472.260
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1003.540
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29.52

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 122.280
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 280.4

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 29.52

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,598

In family households: 3,059 (856 male householders, 236 female householders)
862 spouses, 902 children (861 natural, 22 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 45 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,539 (440 male householders (323 living alone)), 691 female householders (584 living alone)), 408 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,269 (146 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 593 2-persons, 246 3-persons, 155 4-persons, 98 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 907 1-person, 132 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

92.3% of residents of Lexington city speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $71,427,000 ($10337 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,579,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,013,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,416,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,000
Federal grants: $8,437,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,211,000 ($1,631,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,346,000 ($3,650,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,503,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,226,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,184,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 222

Here:	33 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 359

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +68

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lexington city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 127
1990 to 1994: 76
1980 to 1989: 105
1970 to 1979: 306
1960 to 1969: 324
1950 to 1959: 399
1940 to 1949: 254
1939 or earlier: 767

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lexington city, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 41 5 rooms: 229 6 rooms: 242 7 rooms: 167 8 rooms: 248 9+ rooms: 288

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington city, Virginia:
	1 room: 31 2 rooms: 84 3 rooms: 250 4 rooms: 217 5 rooms: 170 6 rooms: 64 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 78 9+ rooms: 36

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lexington city:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 220 3 bedrooms: 545 4 bedrooms: 332 5+ bedrooms: 118

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington city:
	no bedroom: 31 1 bedroom: 353 2 bedrooms: 280 3 bedrooms: 192 4 bedrooms: 98 5+ bedrooms: 46

Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington city in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 78 1 vehicle: 492 2 vehicles: 484 3 vehicles: 162 4 vehicles: 9 5+ vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington city in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 238 1 vehicle: 467 2 vehicles: 198 3 vehicles: 51 4 vehicles: 20 5+ vehicles: 26

43% of Lexington city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Virginia.

Lexington city:	42.9%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2834
Northeast: 1124
Midwest: 632
South: 1593
West: 330

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83.1%) Electricity (14.2%) Wood (1.1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (54.5%) Electricity (42.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.0%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	7.9%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,350

Here:	51.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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