2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Vancouver, WA vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Lexington, is 9% less than it is in Vancouver and is 12% below the National Average.
- Vancouver unemployment rate is 6.4%.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Vancouver, WALexington, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.4%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.8%37.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.4%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%7.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,053$37,475$37,638
 Household Income$67,462$61,526$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,483$84,028$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Vancouver, WALexington, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.9%10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%3.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.6%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.3%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.9%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.7%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.5%14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%6.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.1%7.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Vancouver, WALexington, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%16.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.3%6.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%8.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%8.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.3%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%4.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.7%11.1%13.1%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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