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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lexington is $34,975, which is higher than the state average of $25,427 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Lexington median household income is $29,688, which has shrunk by 29.20% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lexington residents spend 31.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #37

Lexington, GA	34,975 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lexington, GA	31,477 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lexington, GA	41,250 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lexington, GA	26,250 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #418

Lexington, GA	29,688 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lexington, GA	98,472 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #573

Lexington, GA		-29.20%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lexington, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.08%	$10,962, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.09%	$16,566, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.55%	$300, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.16%	$9,446, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lexington, GA	46,250 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lexington, GA	124,707 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lexington, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$41,000, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$20,417, see rank	$36,356	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lexington, GA	Georgia	U.S.
25 to 44	$85,625, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$28,125, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$28,438, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lexington, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	242, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	111, 45.87%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	62, 55.86%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	62, 55.86%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	55, 88.71%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 11.29%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	49, 44.14%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	131, 54.13%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	71, 54.20%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	71, 54.20%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	71, 100.00%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	60, 45.80%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lexington, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	126, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	89, 70.63%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	23, 18.25%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	10, 7.94%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4, 3.17%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lexington, GA	31.2 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lexington, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	126	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	55, 43.65%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22, 40.00%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	14, 25.45%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6, 10.91%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 12.73%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6, 10.91%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	71, 56.35%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37, 52.11%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	13, 18.31%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18, 25.35%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3, 4.23%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lexington, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	126, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12, 9.52%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	11, 8.73%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	19, 15.08%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6, 4.76%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15, 11.90%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	14, 11.11%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	36, 28.57%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3, 2.38%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	6, 4.76%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 3.17%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lexington, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	59	17.88%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15	16.85%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.