Lexington, NE

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

25,949

0.151% 1-year growth

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.8

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

11.9%

12.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$66,023

3.09% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$161,100

13.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

13,166

1.03% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Lexington, NE had a population of 25.9k people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of $66,023. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lexington, NE grew from 25,910 to 25,949, a 0.151% increase and its median household income declined from $68,128 to $66,023, a −3.09% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lexington, NE are White (Non-Hispanic) (56.7%), Other (Hispanic) (16.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.92%), White (Hispanic) (7.74%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.8%).

None of the households in Lexington, NE 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.

89.3% of the residents in Lexington, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Lexington, NE was $161,100, and the homeownership rate was 66.1%.

Most people in Lexington, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lexington, NE was 2 cars per household.

Lexington, NE borders Kearney, NE and North Platte, NE.

United States Nebraska

Population & Diversity

Lexington, NE is home to a population of 25.9k people, from which 89.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 20.9% of Lexington, NE residents were born outside of the country (5.41k people).

In 2023, there were 3.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.7k people) in Lexington, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.26k Other (Hispanic) and 2.32k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.3%

2023 Citizenship

89.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 89.3% of Lexington, NE residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Lexington, NE was 89.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lexington, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.7k ± 172
Other (Hispanic)
4.26k ± 680
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.32k ± 622

34.1%

Hispanic Population

8.84k people

34.1% of the people in Lexington, NE are hispanic (8.84k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lexington, NE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
46,527 ± 5,232 people
Guatemala
10,472 ± 2,506 people
India
6,505 ± 1,977 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,527 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 10,472 and India with 6,505.

Foreign-Born Population

20.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.41k people

19.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5.15k people

As of 2023, 20.9% of Lexington, NE residents (5.41k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lexington, NE was 19.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
503 ± 105
Gulf War (2001-)
183 ± 80
Gulf War (1990s)
110 ± 48

Lexington, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.75 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lexington, NE employs 13.2k people. The largest industries in Lexington, NE are Manufacturing (2,930 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,550 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,496 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($73,322), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,861), and Utilities ($59,250).

Males in Nebraska have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,834. The income inequality in Nebraska (measured using the Gini index) is 0.444, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

13.2k

2023 Value

± 797

−1.03%

1 Year decline

± 8.38%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lexington, NE declined at a rate of −1.03%, from 13.3k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lexington, NE, are Production Occupations (1,932 people), Management Occupations (1,509 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,176 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lexington, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (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

13.2k

2023 Value

± 797

−1.03%

1 Year decline

± 8.38%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lexington, NE declined at a rate of −1.03%, from 13.3k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lexington, NE, are Manufacturing (2,930 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,550 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,496 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lexington, NE, though some of these residents may live in Lexington, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,992

Median earning men ± $2,722

$35,455

Median earning women ± $3,711

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,417), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,292), and Wholesale Trade ($57,031).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($62,222), Public Administration ($55,109), and Information ($51,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% 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 8.87%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

72
Other Services (except Public Administration)
54
Construction
53
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$208k
Manufacturing
$58.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$37.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 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

Voting results are not available for Lexington, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.9%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.849%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Pete Ricketts

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 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 Nebraska 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 2022, 1.09% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.952% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (381k), Some college (364k), and Bachelors Degree (309k).

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, NE was $161,100 in 2023, which is 0.531 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $141,900 to $161,100, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Lexington, NE is 66.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Lexington, NE have an average commute time of 18.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lexington, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lexington, NE is $66,023. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Lexington, NE was Sarpy County, NE with a value of $101,402, followed by Washington County, NE and Saunders County, NE, with respective values of $90,188 and $89,395.

Housing

Property

$161,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,839

$6,446

Median Property Taxes

±$480

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, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.1%

Homeownership

2023

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 66.1% of the housing units in Lexington, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lexington, NE was Sarpy County, NE with a value of $101,402, followed by Washington County, NE and Saunders County, NE, with respective values of $90,188 and $89,395.

The following map shows all of the counties in Lexington, NE 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.

$66,023

Median Household Income

± $3,066

9.76k

Number of Households

± 623

In 2023, the median household income of the 9.76k households in Lexington, NE declined from $66,023 from the previous year's value of $68,128.

The following chart displays the households in Lexington, NE 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lexington, NE is from Nebraska.

0.444

2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2022, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0995% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.5%)
Carpooled (15.6%)
Other (2.19%)

In 2023, 77.5% of workers in Lexington, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.19%).

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

18.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lexington, NE have a shorter commute time (18.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.51% of the workforce in Lexington, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lexington, NE (3.07k out of 25.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lexington, NE is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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.

Health

88.5% of the population of Lexington, NE has health coverage, with 45.5% on employee plans, 13.7% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 1.51% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1302 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.535% decrease from the previous year (1309 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1243 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,302 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nebraska

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see an average of 1,302 patients per year. This represents a 0.535% decrease from the previous year (1,309 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nebraska in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.5%

Uninsured

45.5%

Employer Coverage

13.7%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

1.51%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lexington, NE grew by 2.28% from 11.3% to 11.5%.

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

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