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Lexington, MO

4,602 Population
5.2 square miles 880.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±5.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,328 ±$3,902 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $44,205 ±$449
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$70,134 ±$19,542 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $81,927 ±$676
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

14.3% ±7.6% (629  ±334) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 10% 217,501 (±0.3% / ±6,069)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

25.1 minutes ±4.7 (46,105  ±10,929) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 23.3 22,034,824 (±0.2 / ±195,439)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

1,851 ±183 Number of households
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 882,252 ±2,661
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.4 ±0.2 (4,410  ±35) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 2.5 2,171,320 (±0 / ±397)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

6.7% ±5.1% (69  ±54) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 5.4% 28,125 (±0.3% / ±1,274)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

2,081 ±204 Number of housing units
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 950,404 ±521
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$153,300 ±$37,054 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $265,400 ±$1,712
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

21.4% ±12.9% (961  ±580.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 13.7% 298,865 (±0.3% / ±6,935.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

89% ±11.8% (2,706  ±419.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 93.1% 1,393,401 (±0.6% / ±8,642.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
23.8% ±7.4% (722  ±231.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 39.2% 586,403 (±0.4% / ±5,576.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.9% ±4.8% (226  ±219) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 7.2% 157,554
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

7.7% ±3.5% (252  ±116) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 7% 115,953 (±0.1% / ±1,885)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
252 Total veterans ±116 252 Male ±116 N/A Female ±12

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