Lexington, OR

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2023 Population

138

1.43% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ARon Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AJeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.5

21.2% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$202,100

15.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1.96% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Lexington, OR 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Lexington, OR was $202,100, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Lexington, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Lexington, OR was 3 cars per household.

United States Oregon Morrow County, OR Hermiston-Pendleton, OR Umatilla (Northwest) & Grant Counties, Columbia Gorge & Columbia Basin PUMA, OR

Economy

The economy of Lexington, OR employs 52 people. The largest industries in Lexington, OR are , and the highest paying industries are Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,500), and Total ($31,250).

Employment

Occupations

2023 Value

± 86

1.96%

1 Year growth

± 229%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexington, OR, are Management Occupations (9 people), Sales & Related Occupations (8 people), and Transportation Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexington, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (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

2023 Value

± 86

1.96%

1 Year growth

± 229%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexington, OR, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexington, OR, though some of these residents may live in Lexington, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,750

Median earning men ± $34,029

$29,000

Median earning women ± $39,439

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% 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 13.1%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 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

2024 Election Results

N/AKamala Harris (55.3%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (41%)
Republican Party
N/ARobert Kennedy (1.5%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

N/ARon Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

N/AJeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 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 Oregon 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 N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

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, OR was $202,100 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $175,000 to $202,100, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Lexington, OR is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Lexington, OR have an average commute time of 13.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexington, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$202,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$37,326

$49

Median Property Taxes

±$41

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, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

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

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Median Household Income

± N/A

Number of Households

± 39

The following chart displays the households in Lexington, OR 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexington, OR is from Oregon.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.462

2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (100%)
Carpooled (0%)
Public Transit (0%)

In 2023, 100% of workers in Lexington, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) 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

13.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexington, OR have a shorter commute time (13.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lexington, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lexington, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lexington, OR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lexington, OR (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females < 5.

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

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.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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