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Lexington, VA vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie is 0% more densely populated than Lexington.
- People are 26.7% more likely to be married in Poughkeepsie.
- The Median Age is 16.8 years older in Poughkeepsie.
 Lexington, VAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,475329,725,481
 Female Population40.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population59.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 20107,045  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock29,871285,036,114
 Population - 19906,959  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now4.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,118.893.4
 Land Area2.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lexington, VAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2029.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 546.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Lexington, VAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 White80.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock30.9%12.2%
 Asian4.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lexington, VAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Married Population27.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.8%50.2%
 Never Married63.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.9%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households2,005  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,57880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,098  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews
Janet · Lexington, VA
Lexington is a Jewel in the Shenandoah Valley
Over 6 years ago

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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Michael · Fairfield, VA
High cost of living for such a small place!
Over 18 years ago

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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noreen · Englewood, FL
housing
Over 19 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 Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews
Jessica · Fontana, CA
Mixed Feelings
Over 8 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Lisa · Wappingers Falls, NY
Housing
Over 13 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Sheri · Poughkeepsie, NY
cost of living
Over 14 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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