Lexington, MO Demographic Data
Lexington, MO Summary
Lexington is located in Lafayette County in Missouri
- Population: 4,721
- Area: 5.38 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.15 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.23 sq. miles
- Population Density: 877.83 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 810.04 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lexington, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,256
49%
50.8
Male
2,364
51%
49.2
Total Population
4,620
323,128,000
Lexington, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
290
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
238
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
244
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
258
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
140
3.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
466
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
546
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
740
16.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
370
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
406
8.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
479
10.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
373
8.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
70
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,680
79.7%
77.2
Female
1,869
50.8%
51.3
Male
1,811
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,552
76.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,152
24.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
922
20.0%
15.2
Female
520
56.4%
55.8
Male
402
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Lexington, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,351
94.2%
96.8
White
3,872
83.8%
72.6
Black or African American
375
8.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.1%
0.8
Asian
53
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
7
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
31
0.7%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
13
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
3
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
43
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
269
5.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
236
5.1%
17.8
Mexican
89
1.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
100
2.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
47
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,384
94.9%
82.2
Lexington, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
161
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
381
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,118
32.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
816
23.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
257
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
499
14.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
218
6.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
542
15.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,908
84.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
717
20.8%
31.2
Lexington, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
870
22.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,875
48.7%
47.5
Divorced
496
12.9%
11.0%
Separated
153
4.0%
2.0
Widowed
454
11.8
5.8%
Lexington, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,131
95.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
199
4.6%
21.6%
Spanish
162
3.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
30
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.1%
1.1%
Lexington, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
212
10.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
135
6.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
284
13.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
188
9.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
439
21.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
256
12.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
240
11.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
306
14.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
18
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
39,182
57,617
Per capita income
24,305
31,128
Lexington, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
18
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
144
6.9%
9.8
Construction
124
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
576
27.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
121
5.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
334
16.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
93
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
218
10.5%
11.4
Public administration
128
6.1%
4.6
Retail trade
163
7.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
156
7.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9
0.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
155
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
600
28.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
405
19.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
487
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
437
21.0%
18.1%
Lexington, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,025
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,543
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
248
12.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
91
4.5%
2.7
Other means
84
4.1%
1.8
Worked at home
59
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.2
26.6
Lexington, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
303
14.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
757
36.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
651
31.3%
37.1
3 or more
367
17.7%
21.0
Lexington, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,078
94.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,371
66.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
707
34.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
123
5.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Lexington, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,201
1 room
11
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
18
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
118
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
318
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
702
31.9%
19.8
6 rooms
420
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
298
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
248
11.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
68
3.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lexington, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,201
1-unit, detached
1,830
83.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
0.6%
5.9
2-units
25
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
80
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
59
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
143
6.5%
9.0
Mobile home
50
2.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lexington, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
553
25.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
78
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
482
21.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
320
14.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
328
14.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
220
10.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
126
5.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
94
4.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lexington, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,456
70.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
470
22.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
45
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
26
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
81
3.9%
1.1
Lexington, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
717
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
20
2.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
260
36.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
437
60.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
407
56.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
42
5.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
35
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
98
13.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
135
18.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lexington, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
634
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
84
13.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
208
32.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
342
53.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
73
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
631
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
113
19.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
87
14.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
188
32.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
39
6.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
160
27.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
120
0.0%
0.0%
Lexington, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,371
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
317
23.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
412
30.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
410
29.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
174
12.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
27
2.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
18
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
13
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
95,100
205,000