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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lexington is $19,064, which is lower than the state average of $24,695 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lexington median household income is $45,521, which has grown by 65.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.43% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lexington residents spend 32.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 20.8 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, #335

Lexington, OK	19,064 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lexington, OK	26,875 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 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, OK	29,950 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 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, OK	23,810 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #171

Lexington, OK	45,521 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lexington, OK	53,376 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #173

Lexington, OK	65.30%
Oklahoma	38.43%
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, OK		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.62%	$4,014, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.64%	$14,973, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.90%	$1,026, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.36%	$18,504, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	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, OK	51,346 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lexington, OK	61,183 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 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, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$46,083, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$21,750, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$14,643, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$48,125, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
One Race, Other	$11,875, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$56,071, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lexington, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$26,250, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,016, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,765, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$33,472, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lexington, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,766, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	863, 48.87%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	550, 63.73%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	550, 63.73%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	486, 88.36%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	64, 11.64%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	313, 36.27%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	903, 51.13%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	390, 43.19%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	390, 43.19%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	362, 92.82%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 7.18%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	513, 56.81%, see rank	43.92%	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, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	845, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	652, 77.16%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	121, 14.32%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	14, 1.66%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	13, 1.54%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 0.47%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	41, 4.85%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lexington, OK	32.2 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 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, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	848	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	486, 57.31%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	90, 18.52%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	95, 19.55%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	74, 15.23%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 2.88%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	76, 15.64%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	92, 18.93%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	362, 42.69%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	149, 41.16%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	90, 24.86%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	109, 30.11%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 0.55%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9, 2.49%, see rank	4.96%	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, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	848, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	34, 4.01%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	75, 8.84%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	80, 9.43%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	13, 1.53%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	110, 12.97%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 2.71%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	7, 0.83%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	53, 6.25%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	46, 5.42%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	184, 21.70%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	99, 11.67%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	103, 12.15%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21, 2.48%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lexington, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	436	19.77%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	92	15.92%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

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