Lexington is home to 520 people in Georgia. The median age is 18.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. 51.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 281 people. The foreign-born share is 0%. Renters pay $858 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,958, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 18.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lexington
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.3 → 18.8(−12.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate21.7% → 51.3%(+29.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$142,084 → $422,100(+197%)US over the same years: +67%
Lexington's population equals 3.4% of Oglethorpe County's. Its number of veterans equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.7% of the county's.
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War40%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 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
235
$46,801
$142,084
26.1%
49.5
2000
239
$76,386
$204,936
33.7%
55.4
2010
228
$73,727
$258,943
36.6%
47.7
2020
203
$62,748
$145,081
18.5%
51.1
2024
520
$73,958
$422,100
29.4%
63.0
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.
