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| Lexington |
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| Population 2002: | 20,143 |
| Population 2000: | 19,953 |
| Elevation: | 809 feet |
| Area codes: | 336 |
| Population growth: | +190 (+0.95%) |
| Land area: | 17.6 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 11.0% (8.2% Latin America, 2.0% Asia) |
| County: | Davidson |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (37.2%), Educational,health and social services (15.0%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 54.8% |
| Black: | 29.9% |
| Hispanic: | 10.7% |
| Other race: | 6.0% |
| Two or more races: | 2.2% |
| Other Asian: | 1.9% |
| American Indian: | 1.0% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 47.2% |
| Never married: | 26.3% |
| Divorced: | 11.5% |
| Widowed: | 9.2% |
| Separated: | 5.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $81,800 |
| Household income: | $26,226 |
| Resident age: | 35.7 years |
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| Lexington Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 63.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 14.0% |
| Unemployed: | 7.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 791 (3835.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 526.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 373 (1808.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 87 (421.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 81 (392.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 46 (223.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 9 (43.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 6 (29.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 12.5% |
| German: | 7.8% |
| English: | 5.3% |
| Irish: | 3.9% |
| Dutch: | 1.6% |
| Scottish: | 1.5% |