Lexington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 30,355 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Lexington is the 52nd largest community in Massachusetts.

Lexington is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.99% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lexington is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lexington who work in management occupations (15.94%), teaching (12.89%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.17%).

Also of interest is that Lexington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Lexington has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Lexington, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Lexington is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Lexington is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lexington a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lexington has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lexington's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Lexington Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Lexington is a pretty powerful place. 69.07% of the adults in Lexington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Lexington in 2000 was $46,119, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,476 for a family of four. However, Lexington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lexington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lexington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lexington is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lexington include Irish, English, Italian, German, Russian, Polish, and French.

Lexington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.48%.

The most common language spoken in Lexington is English. Some people also speak Chinese.