Lexington, AL

Census Place

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2022 Population

806

14.3% 1-year decline

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

2.44% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

14%

15.8% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$58,542

0.408% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$162,200

27.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lexington, AL had a population of 806 people with a median age of 36 and a median household income of $58,542. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lexington, AL declined from 940 to 806, a −14.3% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,304 to $58,542, a 0.408% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lexington, AL are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.6%), White (Hispanic) (6.58%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.99%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.868%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Lexington, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Lexington, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Lexington, AL was $162,200, and the homeownership rate was 59.8%.

Most people in Lexington, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Lexington, AL was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Lexington, AL employs 339 people. The largest industries in Lexington, AL are Health Care & Social Assistance (57 people), Retail Trade (56 people), and Construction (44 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,417), Utilities ($74,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,528).

Employment

Occupations

339

2022 Value

± 93

−7.12%

1 Year decline

± 41%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lexington, AL declined at a rate of −7.12%, from 365 employees to 339 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexington, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (65 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (37 people), and Production Occupations (30 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexington, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

339

2022 Value

± 93

−7.12%

1 Year decline

± 41%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lexington, AL declined at a rate of −7.12%, from 365 employees to 339 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexington, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (57 people), Retail Trade (56 people), and Construction (44 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexington, AL, though some of these residents may live in Lexington, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,194

Median earning men ± $10,143

$37,083

Median earning women ± $6,023

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,528), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($53,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,667), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($32,500), and Retail Trade ($25,893).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 62% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.08%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 62% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.905% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.822% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (913k), and Secondary Education (625k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lexington, AL was $162,200 in 2022, which is 0.575 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $126,900 to $162,200, a 27.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Lexington, AL is 59.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lexington, AL have an average commute time of 35.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexington, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$162,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$16,685

$183

Median Property Taxes

±$59

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 Lexington, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

59.8%

Homeownership

2022

69.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 59.8% of the housing units in Lexington, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lexington, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 117

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Lexington, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$58,542

Median Household Income

± $8,815

306

Number of Households

± 72

In 2022, the median household income of the 306 households in Lexington, AL grew to $58,542 from the previous year's value of $58,304.

The following chart displays the households in Lexington, AL 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexington, AL is from Alabama.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (88.8%)
Carpooled (11.2%)
Public Transit (0%)

In 2022, 88.8% of workers in Lexington, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) 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

35.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexington, AL have a longer commute time (35.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.588% of the workforce in Lexington, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lexington, AL (112 out of 802 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lexington, AL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

92.2% of the population of Lexington, AL has health coverage, with 46.8% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 1.61% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lauderdale County, AL see 1867 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.7% increase from the previous year (1818 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1742 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 570 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,867 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lauderdale County, AL

Primary care physicians in Lauderdale County, AL see an average of 1,867 patients per year. This represents a 2.7% increase from the previous year (1,818 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lauderdale County, AL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.83%

Uninsured

46.8%

Employer Coverage

16.4%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

14.7%

Non-Group

1.61%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lexington, AL declined by 13.5% from 9.05% to 7.83%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lexington, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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