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Lexington, VA vs Powell, WY

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Highlights
- Household income in Powell, is 9% less than it is in Lexington and is 15% below the National Average.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Powell unemployment rate is 5.9%.

Economy
 Lexington, VAPowell, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%-2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%18.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%5.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,763$31,302$37,638
 Household Income$66,114$60,210$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,411$67,090$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lexington, VAPowell, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.8%10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%4.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.8%8.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%8.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.1%14.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.7%15.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.4%11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%6.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.6%3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lexington, VAPowell, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.2%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.8%3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%0.8%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library17.9%9.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.1%4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.5%2.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.5%5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care4.4%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%20.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%15.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.6%10.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 17 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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Reviews for Powell    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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24450
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82435

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