MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Lexington Micro

Lexington, NE · 2 counties · 21,868 residents · 1,472 sq mi

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With 21,868 people, Lexington is a metro area. Median home value sits at $40,409. At a median age of 36.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $290 a month at the median. There are 4,640 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,868

−18%vs 2000

vs 26,508 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

15 / sq mi

−18%vs 2000

vs 18 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

36.5

+4%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,472 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,489)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,622)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(1,924)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,494)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(940)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(2,955)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(3,290)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(2,151)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(2,131)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(2,053)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(1,441)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(378)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,706

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,188 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,927

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,133 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,409

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,890 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$290

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $449 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.4%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.7% in 2000

29.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.9%(19,847)

Black0.2%(58)

Hispanic / Latino23.4%(6,205)

Asian0.6%(155)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(21,450)

Black0.1%(21)

Hispanic / Latino3%(658)

Asian0.3%(60)

Other1.5%(337)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.4%(4,836)

Central American14.4%(3,479)

Guatemalan9.1%(2,211)

Salvadoran2.8%(678)

Honduran2.3%(564)

Cuban0.9%(229)

South American0.5%(120)

Argentine0.3%(82)

Spaniard0.2%(44)

Colombian0.2%(38)

Nicaraguan0.1%(26)

Puerto Rican0.1%(18)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(89)

Filipino0.3%(82)

Japanese0.1%(27)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(35)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German26.4%(6,918)

Irish7.8%(2,036)

English7%(1,845)

Swedish3.6%(949)

American2.9%(767)

Scottish1.7%(459)

Subsaharan African1.9%(449)

French1.4%(373)

Danish1.3%(342)

Czech1.2%(316)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(244)

Polish0.9%(233)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Somali0.9%(227)

Welsh0.8%(198)

Norwegian0.6%(165)

Dutch0.6%(158)

Italian0.6%(147)

Russian0.5%(124)

Arab0.3%(76)

Lebanese0.3%(76)

Greek0.2%(55)

British0.2%(49)

Canadian0.2%(40)

Ethiopian0.1%(34)

Swiss0.1%(25)

Belgian0.1%(22)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Austrian0%(9)

Nigerian0%(9)

Australian0%(3)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.8%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 11.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.5%(3,631)

Married55.6%(5,850)

Widowed2.8%(296)

Divorced7.1%(751)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(2,206)

Married57.6%(5,597)

Widowed10%(972)

Divorced9.8%(949)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.8%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)13.4%(128)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(147)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54%(515)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(50)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 954 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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