Lexington is a city of 638 people in Alabama. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 32.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $642 a month at the median. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $202,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,356, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lexington
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.9 → 32.5(−8.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population861 → 638(−26%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate10.9% → 16.1%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)4.5%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era86.4%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.1%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 22 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lexington, decade by decade
Lexington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
861
$52,715
$114,483
5.6%
0.0
2000
840
$57,812
$124,055
10.9%
2.7
2010
735
$59,741
$148,748
11.9%
6.0
2020
727
$64,390
$147,142
9.0%
13.0
2024
638
$57,356
$202,400
19.5%
27.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
