Virginia · Census place 24544
East Lexington, VA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of East Lexington, Virginia (East Lexington, VA — Census place “East Lexington CDP”) is 2,020 residents, ranking #287 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $70,500, the median home is worth $275,800 and median gross rent runs $965 a month. Looking for the East Lexington Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve East Lexington, VA: 24450.
- Population
- 2,020East Lexington CDP residents
- Median household income
- $70,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $275,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $965Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49%Owner-occupied households
East Lexington ZIP codes (Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps East Lexington.
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What the numbers mean in East Lexington CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Lexington CDP median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.5% of residents and 49% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
East Lexington CDP, VA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
East Lexington CDP is a small town in Virginia, with 2,020 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #287 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 40.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in East Lexington CDP earn a median of $70,500 a year, 10.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in East Lexington CDP is valued at $275,800, 9.1% below the national figure and 5% below the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $965 a month, 31.4% below the national figure, or roughly $11,580 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 49% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Virginia.
- Pennington Gap town 2,020
- Dayton town 2,023
- Stanley town 1,976
- Mount Jackson town 2,048
- Saltville town 2,056
- Gate City town 1,939
- Mason Neck CDP 2,059
- Tappahannock town 1,865
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of East Lexington CDP?
- East Lexington CDP has 2,020 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #287 of 688 in Virginia.
- What is the median household income in East Lexington CDP?
- Median household income in East Lexington CDP is $70,500 a year, 10.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Lexington CDP?
- Median gross rent is $965 a month and the median home value is $275,800, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.
- Is East Lexington CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Lexington CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this East Lexington CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.