2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Apex, NC vs Lexington, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Lexington, is 46% less than it is in Apex and is 4% below the National Average.
- Apex unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Apex, NCLexington, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.8%6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.0%0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.5%27.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,460$23,763$37,638
 Household Income$121,313$66,114$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,188$91,411$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Apex, NCLexington, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.6%19.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.7%6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%6.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.1%5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%4.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.1%5.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%17.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.4%22.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.6%4.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K19.0%2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Apex, NCLexington, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%8.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science19.4%8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%3.3%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%17.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%4.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%10.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.8%1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%3.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.2%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%1.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%4.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%2.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.1%4.6%13.1%
Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 10 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 13 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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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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