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Lexington, VA vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Wilmington, is 18% less than it is in Lexington and is 28% below the National Average.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Wilmington unemployment rate is 4.3%.

Economy
 Lexington, VAWilmington, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%37.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,763$38,890$37,638
 Household Income$66,114$54,066$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,411$80,688$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lexington, VAWilmington, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.8%14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.8%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.1%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.7%10.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.4%12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%4.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.6%7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lexington, VAWilmington, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.2%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.8%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library17.9%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.1%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.5%7.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.5%9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care4.4%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%7.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.6%8.5%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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24450
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28403 28412 28409 28405 28401

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