COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lexington vs Longview
PLACE A
Lexington, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Longview, Texas
Lexington is 98% smaller than Longview. Longview earns more, with a median household income $16,408 higher. Longview has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -7%).
LEXINGTONLONGVIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population2,04683,236−98% vs Longview
Population density8491,491−642
Population growth-6.6%1.5%−8.1 pts
Median age40.735.3+5.4
Male49.6%48.6%+1.0 pts
Female50.4%51.4%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born8.1%9.0%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.0%51.4%+18.6 pts
Black1.2%20.1%−18.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.0%21.8%−4.8 pts
Asian0.3%1.6%−1.3 pts
Other11.5%5.1%+6.4 pts
Median household income$46,932$63,340−$16,408
Per capita income$24,638$33,995−$9,357
Poverty rate25.7%17.3%+8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.465−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%23.7%−11.1 pts
Graduate degree4.4%7.8%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%3.1%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation48.3%61.7%−13.4 pts
Median home value$92,000$202,600−$110,600
Median gross rent$960$1,101−$141
Owner-occupied68.6%54.7%+13.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%10.2%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households31.0%50.0%−19.0 pts
Average commute29.520.7+8.8
Worked from home3.8%7.0%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured24.2%16.3%+7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025