Lexington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 7,528 people and five associated neighborhoods, Lexington is the 95th largest community in Virginia.

Of important note, Lexington is also a city of artists. Lexington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lexington’s character.

Also of interest is that Lexington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.44% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Lexington is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Lexington to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Lexington. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Lexington.

One of the benefits of Lexington is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.42 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Lexington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

If knowledge is power, Lexington is a pretty powerful place. 57.31% of the adults in Lexington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Lexington in 2022 was $30,839, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,356 for a family of four. However, Lexington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lexington is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lexington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lexington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lexington include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Lexington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.