Lexa, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

138

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

54.7

9.62% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$45,089

1.56% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$93,100

10.3% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Lexa, AR is home to a population of 138 people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.725% of Lexa, AR residents were born outside of the country (1 people).

In 2024, there were 2.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (61 people) in Lexa, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 27 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Lexa, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lexa, AR was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lexa, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lexa, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
61 ± 40
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
29 ± 41
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
27 ± 43

23.2%

Hispanic Population

32 people

23.2% of the people in Lexa, AR are hispanic (32 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lexa, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,868 ± 6,279 people
El Salvador
15,793 ± 3,077 people
India
10,798 ± 2,547 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,868 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,793 and India with 10,798.

Foreign-Born Population

0.725%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1 people

0.752%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1 people

As of 2024, 0.725% of Lexa, AR residents (1 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lexa, AR was 0.752%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lexa, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Lexa, AR employs 36 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lexa, AR were Retail Trade (11 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8 people), and Educational Services (7 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,875) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,821).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 86

−10%

1 Year decline

± 360%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lexa, AR declined at a rate of −10%, from 40 employees to 36 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexa, AR, are Material Moving Occupations (9 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (7 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexa, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 86

−10%

1 Year decline

± 360%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lexa, AR declined at a rate of −10%, from 40 employees to 36 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexa, AR, are Retail Trade (11 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8 people), and Educational Services (7 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexa, AR, though some of these residents may live in Lexa, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,667

Median earning men ± $3,958

$37,222

Median earning women ± $4,688

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,821).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lexa, AR was $93,100 in 2024, which is 0.28 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $84,400 to $93,100, a 10.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Lexa, AR is 55.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lexa, AR have an average commute time of 13.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexa, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$93,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$50,413

$35

Median Property Taxes

±$52

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lexa, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lexa, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$45,089

Median Household Income

± $26,274

Number of Households

± 53

In 2024, the median household income of the 63 households in Lexa, AR declined from $45,089 from the previous year's value of $45,804.

The following chart displays the households in Lexa, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexa, AR is from Arkansas.

0.445

2024 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.2%)
Carpooled (27.8%)

In 2024, 72.2% of workers in Lexa, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (27.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

13.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexa, AR have a shorter commute time (13.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lexa, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lexa, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lexa, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lexa, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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