About Lexington

Lexington is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,263 people and just one neighborhood, Lexington is the 256th largest community in Georgia.

When you are in Lexington, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.8% of Lexington's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Lexington is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lexington who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.86%), sales jobs (8.76%), and teaching (6.57%).

One downside of living in Lexington, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.85 minutes every day commuting to work.

Lexington is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Lexington, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.22% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Lexington is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Lexington Information and Demographics

The citizens of Lexington are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.78% of adults in Lexington having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lexington in 2000 was $17,230, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $68,920 for a family of four.

Lexington is a very 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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lexington include English, Irish, African, German, and Scottish.

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