With 21,900 people, Lee County is a county in Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 55%. The median age is 45.5, about 7 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 28.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $98,900, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,827, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lee County
What changed most since 1990
White share99.1% → 91.6%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$82,082 → $98,900(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
Population24,496 → 21,900(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.2%(450)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(293)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.3%(540)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(91)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,489 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lee County, decade by decade
Lee County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
24,496
$35,084
$82,082
6.5%
2.1
2000
23,589
$41,847
$97,276
9.5%
4.8
2010
25,587
$45,102
$111,633
12.0%
15.8
2020
22,173
$42,429
$103,629
9.6%
21.1
2024
21,900
$41,827
$98,900
14.1%
19.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
