Lexington, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lexington, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 76,998. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LEXINGTON-NC · Lexington, NC 2 ZIPs · 76,998 pop · #17617/25278 · Davidson County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $60,613
- RANK-LOWER #17617/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thomasville
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-SMALL 76,998
- SPREAD-TIGHT 27292→27295
- HOME-MID $211,350
Nearest income peer: Thomasville, NC (+ $1,370 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lexington
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lexington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lexington · this city · lowest
Lexington · this city · lowest
$60,613 median HH income
- Thomasville · near
Thomasville · near
$61,983 median HH income
- Denton · near
Denton · near
$63,630 median HH income
- Linwood · highest
Linwood · highest
$65,621 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lexington, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 30th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 76,998
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $60,613
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,613 and poverty 14.4% concentrate in 27292.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lexington as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Havelock is the closest lower-income city and Ansonville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lexington.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Lexington differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Lexington: $57,264 in ZIP 27292 to $63,961 in 27295. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 9.2 points
27292 to 27295
27295 to 27292
27295 to 27292
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 27292 skews compact Lexington
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 27292 covers about 52% of Lexington's 76,998 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Lexington
Citywide ZBP: 1,413 establishments, 17,817 employees , annual payroll $774,963k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27292 (871 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (242) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Lexington, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Davidson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Lexington. See the Davidson County roll-up →
Every one of the 3 cities sharing Davidson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lexington, Denton and Linwood among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Linwood marks the far end of that range at $65,621, 8% above Lexington.
Side-by-side: Compare 27292 vs 27295 →
Lexington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lexington, .