Lexington, MA

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2020 Population

33,304

0.108% 1-year decline

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

46.4

1.53% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

3.2%

1.24% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$185,686

0.277% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$933,800

4.96% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Lexington, MA had a population of 33.3k people with a median age of 46.4 and a median household income of $185,686. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Lexington, MA declined from 33,340 to 33,304, a −0.108% decrease and its median household income declined from $186,201 to $185,686, a −0.277% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lexington, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (62%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (30.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.59%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.21%), and White (Hispanic) (1.04%).

None of the households in Lexington, MA 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.

88% of the residents in Lexington, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Lexington, MA was $933,800, and the homeownership rate was 81.7%.

Most people in Lexington, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lexington, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lexington, MA is home to a population of 33.3k people, from which 88% are citizens. As of 2020, 29.2% of Lexington, MA residents were born outside of the country (9.73k people).

In 2020, there were 2.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.7k people) in Lexington, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.2k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

88%

2020 Citizenship

89.1%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 88% of Lexington, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Lexington, MA was 89.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lexington, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.7k ± 909
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
10.2k ± 850
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.2k ± 350

1.86%

Hispanic Population

620 people

1.86% of the people in Lexington, MA are hispanic (620 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lexington, MA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

29.2%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

9.73k people

28.8%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

9.59k people

As of 2020, 29.2% of Lexington, MA residents (9.73k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lexington, MA was 28.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
561 ± 277
Korea
188 ± 77
Gulf War (2001-)
114 ± 75

Lexington, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.98 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lexington, MA employs 16.1k people. The largest industries in Lexington, MA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,863 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,800 people), and Manufacturing (2,110 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($160,536), Finance & Insurance ($152,652), and Wholesale Trade ($144,313).

Employment

Occupations

16.1k

2020 Value

± 819

0.0249%

1 Year growth

± 6.83%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Lexington, MA grew at a rate of 0.0249%, from 16.1k employees to 16.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexington, MA, are Management Occupations (2,943 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,797 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,633 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexington, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.1k

2020 Value

± 819

0.0249%

1 Year growth

± 6.83%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Lexington, MA grew at a rate of 0.0249%, from 16.1k employees to 16.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexington, MA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,863 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,800 people), and Manufacturing (2,110 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexington, MA, though some of these residents may live in Lexington, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$141,740

Median earning men ± $10,029

$80,399

Median earning women ± $11,669

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($202,614), Manufacturing ($179,236), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($156,829).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($142,321), Manufacturing ($119,191), and Information ($118,594).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Massachusetts to other states, or from other states to Massachusetts.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Massachusetts product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $37.4B, followed by Electronics ($29.6B) and Mixed freight ($28.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Massachusetts products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$314B

2020 Value in Massachusetts

$627B

Projected 2050 Value in Massachusetts

99.9% growth

In 2020, total outbound Massachusetts trade was $314B. This is expected to increase 99.9% to $627B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Massachusetts trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Massachusetts to other states, or from other states to Massachusetts.

Most Common Trade Partners

In 2020, the top outbound Massachusetts domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New York with $31B, followed by New Hampshire with $23.4B and Connecticut and $14.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Massachusetts shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

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 Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 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 Massachusetts 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 2020, 0.959% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.04% 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 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.34M), Bachelors Degree (1.3M), and Some college (1.02M).

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, MA was $933,800 in 2020, which is 4.06 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $889,700 to $933,800, a 4.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Lexington, MA is 81.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Lexington, MA have an average commute time of 31.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexington, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lexington, MA is $185,686. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Lexington, MA was Census Tract 3581 with a value of $211,696, followed by Census Tract 3585 and Census Tract 3587, with respective values of $206,375 and $180,208.

Property

$933,800

Median Property Value 2020

±$21,896

$9,773

Median Property Taxes

±$493

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, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.7%

Homeownership

2020

62.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 81.7% of the housing units in Lexington, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.7%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3581
Census Tract 3585
Census Tract 3587

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lexington, MA was Census Tract 3581 with a value of $211,696, followed by Census Tract 3585 and Census Tract 3587, with respective values of $206,375 and $180,208.

The following map shows all of the places in Lexington, MA 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.

$185,686

Median Household Income

± $13,681

12k

Number of Households

± 642

In 2020, the median household income of the 12k households in Lexington, MA declined from $185,686 from the previous year's value of $186,201.

The following chart displays the households in Lexington, MA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexington, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.48

2020 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.483

2019 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2020, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.48 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.544% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (69%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Public Transit (6.61%)

In 2020, 69% of workers in Lexington, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.61%).

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

31.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexington, MA have a longer commute time (31.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.87% of the workforce in Lexington, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lexington, MA (1.06k out of 33k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lexington, MA is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

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

99% of the population of Lexington, MA has health coverage, with 68.9% on employee plans, 3.64% on Medicaid, 14.3% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.539% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Massachusetts was $10,559 in 2014. This is a 2.78% increase from the previous year ($10,273).

Primary care physicians in Middlesex County, MA see 793 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.627% decrease from the previous year (798 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 980 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 166 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Massachusetts, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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793 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Middlesex County, MA

Primary care physicians in Middlesex County, MA see an average of 793 patients per year. This represents a 0.627% decrease from the previous year (798 patients).

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

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Massachusetts across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 7.53% between 18 and 34 years, 44.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

0.994%

Uninsured

68.9%

Employer Coverage

3.64%

Medicaid

14.3%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

0.539%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lexington, MA grew by 16.3% from 0.854% to 0.994%.

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