COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lexington vs Commerce
PLACE A
Lexington, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Commerce, Texas
Lexington is 79% smaller than Commerce. Lexington earns more, with a median household income $2,546 higher. Commerce has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -7%).
LEXINGTONCOMMERCEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,0469,928−79% vs Commerce
Population density8491,191−343
Population growth-6.6%12.5%−19.1 pts
Median age40.726.1+14.6
Male49.6%46.0%+3.7 pts
Female50.4%54.0%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born8.1%9.2%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.0%51.0%+19.0 pts
Black1.2%20.6%−19.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.0%21.6%−4.6 pts
Asian0.3%2.3%−2.0 pts
Other11.5%4.5%+7.0 pts
Median household income$46,932$44,386+$2,546
Per capita income$24,638$22,169+$2,469
Poverty rate25.7%23.4%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.467−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%30.0%−17.4 pts
Graduate degree4.4%12.9%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%6.5%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation48.3%63.7%−15.4 pts
Median home value$92,000$161,600−$69,600
Median gross rent$960$909+$51
Owner-occupied68.6%41.5%+27.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%15.1%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households31.0%51.8%−20.9 pts
Average commute29.519.9+9.6
Worked from home3.8%7.7%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured24.2%15.3%+8.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025