COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Lexington
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lexington, Oklahoma
Amherst is 69% smaller than Lexington. Amherst earns more, with a median household income $16,679 higher.
AMHERSTLEXINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population6402,046−69% vs Lexington
Population density699849−149
Population growth-6.0%-6.6%+0.6 pts
Median age37.340.7−3.4
Male41.8%49.6%−7.8 pts
Female58.2%50.4%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born38.5%8.1%+30.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%70.0%−48.1 pts
Black0.7%1.2%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%17.0%+59.2 pts
Asian0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Other0.7%11.5%−10.8 pts
Median household income$63,611$46,932+$16,679
Per capita income$20,471$24,638−$4,167
Poverty rate47.9%25.7%+22.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.404−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%12.6%−1.8 pts
Graduate degree3.7%4.4%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation51.2%48.3%+3.0 pts
Median home value$35,500$92,000−$56,500
Median gross rent$779$960−$181
Owner-occupied67.6%68.6%−1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%14.6%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%31.0%−31.0 pts
Average commute18.729.5−10.8
Worked from home1.7%3.8%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured49.5%24.2%+25.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025