South Winston Salem News

20.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lexington in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 21.6 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 18,970.

78.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,784	21.8
Regular high school diploma	3,299	25.8
GED or alternative credential	875	6.8
Some college, less than 1 year	1,142	8.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,082	16.3
Associate's degree	793	6.2
Bachelor's degree	1,123	8.8
Master's degree	379	3
Professional school degree	108	0.8
Doctorate degree	198	1.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.