Lexington is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,491 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lexington is the 144th largest community in Mississippi.
One downside of living in Lexington, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.08 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Lexington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Lexington who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.33% of adults in Lexington have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lexington in 2022 was $36,654, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,616 for a family of four. However, Lexington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lexington is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lexington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lexington residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lexington include Irish, English, African, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Lexington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.