Lexington, MS Demographic Data
Lexington, MS Summary
Lexington is located in Holmes County in Mississippi
- Population: 1,944
- Area: 2.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.42 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 802.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 230.64 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lexington, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,096
51%
50.8
Male
1,037
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,133
323,128,000
Lexington, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
134
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
211
9.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
163
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
134
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
175
8.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
273
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
307
14.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
245
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
138
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
108
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
154
7.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
74
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
17
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,521
71.3%
77.2
Female
826
54.3%
51.3
Male
695
45.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,451
68.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
296
13.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
245
11.5%
15.2
Female
144
58.8%
55.8
Male
101
41.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Lexington, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,133
100.0%
96.8
White
393
18.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,686
79.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
54
2.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
54
2.5%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,133
100.0%
82.2
Lexington, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
126
9.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
146
11.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
534
40.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
251
19.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
48
3.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
129
9.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
82
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
272
20.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,044
79.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
211
16.0%
31.2
Lexington, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
883
54.3%
33.7%
Now Married
451
27.8%
47.5
Divorced
138
8.5%
11.0%
Separated
71
4.4%
2.0
Widowed
82
5.0
5.8%
Lexington, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,979
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
20
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
3
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
17
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lexington, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
169
23.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
57
7.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
95
13.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
121
16.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
102
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
54
7.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
53
7.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
39
5.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
13
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
17
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
30,200
57,617
Per capita income
20,432
31,128
Lexington, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
33
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
13
2.2%
9.8
Construction
44
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
138
23.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
40
6.7%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
122
20.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
32
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
24
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
49
8.2%
4.6
Retail trade
66
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
27
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
63
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
192
32.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
162
27.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
99
16.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
79
13.3%
18.1%
Lexington, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
577
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
524
90.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
22
3.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
28
4.9%
5.1
Walked
3
0.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.3
26.6
Lexington, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
43
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
337
46.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
224
31.1%
37.1
3 or more
116
16.1%
21.0
Lexington, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
720
82.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
473
65.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
247
34.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
153
17.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.5
Lexington, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
873
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
53
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
64
7.3%
16.5
5 rooms
319
36.5%
19.8
6 rooms
214
24.5%
17.8
7 rooms
108
12.4%
12.0
8 rooms
58
6.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
57
6.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lexington, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
873
1-unit, detached
702
80.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.5%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
35
4.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
132
15.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lexington, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
144
16.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
22
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
127
14.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
124
14.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
146
16.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
136
15.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
97
11.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
44
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
33
3.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lexington, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
536
74.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1
0.1%
4.7
Electricity
176
24.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.3%
1.1
Lexington, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
179
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
6.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
18
10.1%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
57
31.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
93
52.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
88
49.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
7.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
7.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
53
29.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lexington, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
199
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
86
43.2%
41.0%
Less than $500
113
56.8%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
48
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
431
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
20
11.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
30
16.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
58
32.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
5.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
3.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
57
31.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
66
0.0%
0.0%
Lexington, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
473
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
213
45.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
175
37.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11
2.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
56
11.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14
3.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4
0.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
56,500
205,000