Editing Lexington, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1743
|1860= 2135
|1870= 2873
|1880= 2771
|1890= 3059
|1900= 3203
|1910= 2931
|1920= 2870
|1930= 3752
|1940= 3914
|1950= 5976
|1960= 7537
|1970= 7597
|1980= 7292
|1990= 6959
|2000= 6867
|2010= 7042
|2020= 7320
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/><br />2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lexingtoncityvirginia/PST045219|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Lexington city, Virginia|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2021}}</ref> 
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Lexington city, Virginia - Demographic Profile'''<br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Lexington city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5145512&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Lexington city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5145512&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|5,807
|6,015
|82.46%
|82.17%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|668
|454
|9.49%
|6.20%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|8
|8
|0.11%
|0.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|153
|281
|2.17%
|3.84%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|0
|0.06%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|12
|23
|0.17%
|0.31%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|119
|204
|1.69%
|2.79%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|271
|335
|3.85%
|4.58%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''7,042'''
|'''7,320'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,867 people, 2,232 households, and 1,080 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,753.8 per square mile (,064.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 86.01% [[Race (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.38% [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.92% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] and 0.48% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 0.93% from two or more races. [[Race (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.1% of the population.

There were 2,232 households, of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.6% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 11.0% under the age of 18, 41.4% from 18 to 24, 14.5% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.2 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 127.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,982, and the median income for a family was $58,529. Males had a median income of $35,288 versus $26,094 for females. The per capita income was $16,497. About 8.4% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.