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Lexington, MS

1,350 Population
2.4 square miles 558.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±6.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 38.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$28,626 ±$5,994 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: $34,708 ±$652
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
$48,417 ±$9,943 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: $61,644 ±$1,292
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539

22.7% ±11% (307  ±172) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 17.7% 104,071 (±0.8% / ±4,634)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)

35.6 minutes ±19.1 (19,480  ±12,378) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 25 6,201,435 (±0.3 / ±105,750)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)

Families

558 ±145 Number of households
  • the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 237,841 ±1,443
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
2.4 ±0.3 (1,350  ±378) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 2.5 588,004 (±0 / ±312)
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122

14.4% ±13.2% (47  ±47) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 5.6% 8,284 (±0.5% / ±760)
  • more than double the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)

Housing

752 ±161 Number of housing units
  • the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 271,927 ±257
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478

$88,500 ±$12,606 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: $200,500 ±$3,987
  • about half the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198

6% ±4.9% (79  ±68.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 11.8% 71,502 (±0.6% / ±3,898.8)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)

Social

89.8% ±29.2% (843  ±176.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 88.4% 364,107 (±1.2% / ±5,068.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
24.9% ±4.7% (234  ±72.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 32.2% 132,446 (±0.7% / ±3,043)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)

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

2.2% ±2.6% (30  ±36) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 2.7% 16,750
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918

4.7% ±3.6% (48  ±39) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Jackson, MS Metro Area: 5.8% 27,223 (±0.3% / ±1,266)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
48 Total veterans ±39 43 Male ±39 5 Female ±7

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