Lexington, OK

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,972
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.7
3.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
25.7%
4.74% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$46,932
1.82% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$92,000
8.88% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
716
2.85% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lexington, OK 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.

95.4% of the residents in Lexington, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lexington, OK was $92,000, and the homeownership rate was 68.6%.

Most people in Lexington, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lexington, OK was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Lexington, OK is home to a population of 1.97k people, from which 95.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.11% of Lexington, OK residents were born outside of the country (160 people).

In 2024, there were 7.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.38k people) in Lexington, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 176 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 140 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.4%
2024 Citizenship
95.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Lexington, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lexington, OK was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lexington, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.38k ± 340
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    176 ± 74
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    140 ± 53
17%
Hispanic Population
335 people

In 2024, there were 7.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.38k people) in Lexington, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 176 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 140 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17% of the people in Lexington, OK are hispanic (335 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    105,376 ± 7,864 people
  2. Vietnam
    13,032 ± 2,798 people
  3. Guatemala
    11,790 ± 2,662 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 105,376 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 13,032 and Guatemala with 11,790.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.11%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
160 people
8.09%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
162 people

As of 2024, 8.11% of Lexington, OK residents (160 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 Lexington, OK was 8.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    30 ± 20
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    13 ± 14
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    8 ± 8

Lexington, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lexington, OK employs 716 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lexington, OK were Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), Retail Trade (110 people), and Construction (86 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($108,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($81,250), and Utilities ($65,625).

Occupations

716
2024 Value
± 97
−2.85%
1 Year decline
± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lexington, OK declined at a rate of −2.85%, from 737 employees to 716 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexington, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (114 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (80 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (66 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexington, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Employment by Industries

716
2024 Value
± 97
−2.85%
1 Year decline
± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lexington, OK declined at a rate of −2.85%, from 737 employees to 716 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexington, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), Retail Trade (110 people), and Construction (86 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexington, OK, though some of these residents may live in Lexington, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,031
Median earning men ± $5,364
$28,750
Median earning women ± $11,284

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($115,208), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,500), and Public Administration ($75,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($53,500), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% 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 10%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford
Senator from Oklahoma3
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
Markwayne Mullin
Senator from Oklahoma2
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lexington, OK was $92,000 in 2024, which is 0.277 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $84,500 to $92,000, a 8.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Lexington, OK is 68.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lexington, OK have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexington, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$92,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$46,619
$556
Median Property Taxes
±$211

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

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

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Rent vs Own

68.6%
Homeownership
2024
50.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.6% of the housing units in Lexington, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.4%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$46,932
Median Household Income
± $22,843
811
Number of Households
± 226

In 2024, the median household income of the 811 households in Lexington, OK grew to $46,932 from the previous year's value of $46,094.

The following chart displays the households in Lexington, OK 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexington, OK is from Oklahoma.
0.452
2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2023, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.809% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (87.9%)
  2. Carpooled (6.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.76%)

In 2024, 87.9% of workers in Lexington, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.4%) and those who worked at home (3.76%).

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Commute Time

29.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexington, OK have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.77% of the workforce in Lexington, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

25.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lexington, OK (473 out of 1.84k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lexington, OK 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.

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Health

75.8% of the population of Lexington, OK has health coverage, with 28.5% on employee plans, 17.8% on Medicaid, 18% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.435% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma see 1,694 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,694 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 231 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 29.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

24.2%
Uninsured
28.5%
Employer Coverage
17.8%
Medicaid
18%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
0.435%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lexington, OK declined by 13.9% from 28.2% to 24.2%.

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