COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lexington vs Forest
PLACE A
Lexington, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Forest, Indiana
Lexington is 690% larger than Forest.
LEXINGTONFORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population2,046259+690% vs Forest
Population density8491,107−258
Population growth-6.6%––
Median age40.731.7+9.0
Male49.6%62.9%−13.3 pts
Female50.4%37.1%+13.3 pts
Foreign-born8.1%0.0%+8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.0%100.0%−30.0 pts
Black1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.0%0.0%+17.0 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other11.5%0.0%+11.5 pts
Median household income$46,932––
Per capita income$24,638$17,792+$6,846
Poverty rate25.7%18.1%+7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.522−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%0.0%+12.6 pts
Graduate degree4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%0.0%+5.5 pts
Labor force participation48.3%43.6%+4.6 pts
Median home value$92,000$84,600+$7,400
Median gross rent$960––
Owner-occupied68.6%100.0%−31.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%16.3%−1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households31.0%––
Average commute29.5––
Worked from home3.8%0.0%+3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured24.2%0.0%+24.2 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024