Living in Lexington City Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 7,914 households are located in Lexington City Schools area. Among them, 2,648 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.97 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,637 and 4,340 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6% (1,227) of residents are non-citizens and 16% (3,063) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Lexington City Schools, North Carolina
Household	7,914
Population	18,963
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,648 (33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,637
Total Students	4,340
Pre-Kindergarten	109
Kindergarten	252
Grade 1-8	2,119
Grade 9-12	959
College/Graduate School	901
Veterans	14,906
Non-citizen	1,227
Non-English Home Language	3,063
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

15,319 residents are over the age of 16 and 7,917 people are in labor force. Among them, 7,917 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 7,050 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 11.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lexington City Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,716	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	5,069	75.48%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	975	14.52%
Public transportation	98	1.46%
Walked	238	3.54%
Other method	214	3.19%
Worked from home	122	1.82%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,050	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,245	17.66%
Service	1,760	24.96%
Sales and office	1,225	17.38%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	999	14.17%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,821	25.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,050	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	4	0.06%
Construction	838	11.89%
Manufacturing	1,478	20.96%
Wholesale trade	152	2.16%
Retail trade	727	10.31%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	278	3.94%
Information	31	0.44%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	276	3.91%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	597	8.47%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,191	16.89%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	897	12.72%
Other services, except public administration	511	7.25%
Public administration	70	0.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,050	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,169	87.50%
Government workers	556	7.89%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	296	4.20%
Unpaid family workers	29	0.41%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $42,105 for the 7,914 households in Lexington City Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $22,376. 15,717 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 82.43%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,914	-
Less than $10,000	935	11.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	810	10.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,619	20.46%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,187	15.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,094	13.82%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,227	15.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	376	4.75%
$100,000 - $149,999	503	6.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	80	1.01%
More than $200,000	83	1.05%
Median Household Income	$29,195	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$42,105	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,874	-
Less than $10,000	515	10.57%
$10,000 - $14,999	286	5.87%
$15,000 - $24,999	783	16.06%
$25,000 - $34,999	785	16.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	739	15.16%
$50,000 - $74,999	894	18.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	312	6.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	430	8.82%
$150,000 - $199,999	56	1.15%
More than $200,000	74	1.52%

Median Family Income	$35,939	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$49,304	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$22,376	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$31,227	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$31,227	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,066	-
With health insurance coverage	15,717	82.43%
Public coverage	8,939	46.88%
Private health insurance	8,609	45.15%
Without health insurance coverage	3,349	17.57%

Housing

There are 9,338 housing units in Lexington City Schools area, North Carolina with 7,914 units (84.75%) occupied. 3,048 houses (38.51%) are occupied by owner and 4,866 houses (61.49%) are rented. The average housing value is $102,300 and the average rental cost is $689. 28 houses (0.30%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,618 houses (17.33%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,338	-
Occupied	7,914	84.75%
Owner Occupied	3,048	38.51%
Renter Occupied	4,866	61.49%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,934	63.55%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	206	2.21%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,657	28.45%
Mobile Homes	541	5.79%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,338	-
Built 2014 or later	28	0.30%
Built 2010 - 2013	335	3.59%
Built 2000 - 2009	669	7.16%
Built 1990 - 1999	972	10.41%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,462	15.66%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,703	18.24%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,419	15.20%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,132	12.12%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,618	17.33%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,338	-
1 room	212	2.27%
2 rooms	260	2.78%
3 rooms	875	9.37%
4 rooms	2,689	28.80%
5 rooms	2,260	24.20%
6 rooms	1,243	13.31%
7 rooms	785	8.41%
8 rooms	498	5.33%
9 rooms or more	516	5.53%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,338	-
no bedroom	229	2.45%
1 bedroom	807	8.64%
2 bedrooms	3,866	41.40%
3 bedrooms	3,450	36.95%
4 bedrooms	812	8.70%
5 bedrooms or more	174	1.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,048	-
Less than $50,000	407	13.35%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,078	35.37%
$100,000 - $149,999	749	24.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	281	9.22%
$200,000 - $299,999	409	13.42%
$300,000 - $499,999	76	2.49%
$500,000 - $999,999	34	1.12%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.46%
Median House Value	$102,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,790	-
Less than $500	930	19.42%
$500 - $999	3,105	64.82%
$1,000 - $1,499	620	12.94%
$1,500 - $1,999	121	2.53%
$2,000 - $2,499	14	0.29%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$689	-

Demographic

A total of 19,961 people lives in Lexington City Schools area, North Carolina with 9,795 male and 10,166 female. The males to female ratio is 49.07 to 50.93. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	19,961	-
Male	9,795	49.07%
Female	10,166	50.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,961	-
Under 5 years	1,603	8.03%
5 - 9 years	1,279	6.41%
10 - 14 years	1,413	7.08%
15 - 19 years	1,100	5.51%
20 - 24 years	1,284	6.43%
25 - 34 years	2,886	14.46%
35 - 44 years	2,273	11.39%
45 - 54 years	2,640	13.23%
55 - 59 years	1,051	5.27%
60 - 64 years	1,009	5.05%
65 - 74 years	1,880	9.42%
75 - 84 years	1,159	5.81%
85 years and older	384	1.92%
Median Age	36.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,961	-
One Race	19,063	95.50%
White	11,668	58.45%
Black or African American	5,786	28.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native	84	0.42%
Asian	860	4.31%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.03%
Other	659	3.30%

Two or more races	898	4.50%
White and Black or African American	291	1.46%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	180	0.90%
White and Asian	49	0.25%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	48	0.24%

Living in Lexington City Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic