Lexington Park, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

13,252

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

31.5

0.318% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.8%

3.47% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$94,799

6.32% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Lexington Park, MD is home to a population of 13.3k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.14% of Lexington Park, MD residents were born outside of the country (548 people).

In 2024, there were 1.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.45k people) in Lexington Park, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.77k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 959 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Lexington Park, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lexington Park, MD was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lexington Park, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.45k ± 781
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.77k ± 747
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
959 ± 333

2.7%

Hispanic Population

358 people

2.7% of the people in Lexington Park, MD are hispanic (358 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lexington Park, MD 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 Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

4.14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

548 people

4.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

608 people

As of 2024, 4.14% of Lexington Park, MD residents (548 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 Park, MD was 4.53%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
916 ± 255
Gulf War (1990s)
244 ± 152
Vietnam
175 ± 122

Lexington Park, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.75 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lexington Park, MD.

Economy

The economy of Lexington Park, MD employs 7.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lexington Park, MD were Public Administration (1,670 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,393 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (787 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($94,231), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,804), and Manufacturing ($84,728).

Employment

Occupations

7.12k

2024 Value

± 854

−3.96%

1 Year decline

± 17.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lexington Park, MD declined at a rate of −3.96%, from 7.41k employees to 7.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexington Park, MD, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (815 people), Management Occupations (795 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (731 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexington Park, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (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

7.12k

2024 Value

± 854

−3.96%

1 Year decline

± 17.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lexington Park, MD declined at a rate of −3.96%, from 7.41k employees to 7.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexington Park, MD, are Public Administration (1,670 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,393 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (787 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexington Park, MD, though some of these residents may live in Lexington Park, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$78,452

Median earning men ± $4,148

$47,898

Median earning women ± $7,135

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($98,026), Public Administration ($93,958), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,439).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($94,464), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,125), and Manufacturing ($63,450).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lexington Park, MD was $309,700 in 2024, which is 0.931 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $294,500 to $309,700, a 5.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Lexington Park, MD is 47.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lexington Park, MD have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexington Park, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$309,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,205

$2,836

Median Property Taxes

±$420

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

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

Rent vs Own

47.7%

Homeownership

2024

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 47.7% of the housing units in Lexington Park, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 44.8%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$94,799

Median Household Income

± $19,042

5.95k

Number of Households

± 780

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.95k households in Lexington Park, MD grew to $94,799 from the previous year's value of $89,167.

The following chart displays the households in Lexington Park, MD 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexington Park, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.1%)
Worked At Home (14.7%)
Carpooled (6.29%)

In 2024, 74.1% of workers in Lexington Park, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.7%) and those who carpooled to work (6.29%).

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

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexington Park, MD have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.22% of the workforce in Lexington Park, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lexington Park, MD (1.82k out of 13.2k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lexington Park, MD is Black, followed by White 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

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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