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Population (year 2000): 840. Estimated
population in July 2005: 830 (-1.2% change)
Males: 386 (46.0%), Females: 454 (54.0%)
Lauderdale County
Zip code:
35648
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $31,736 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,000 (year 2000)
Races in Lexington:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (27.4%), English
(11.1%), Irish (9.6%), German (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%),
French (1.5%).
Elevation: 765 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lexington
- High school or higher: 71.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lexington town
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 11.6%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lexington:
- CROCKETT HOSPTIAL (about 21 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, TN)
- SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL)
- ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
FLORENCE, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lexington:
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 23 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 48 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
- SMYRNA (about 93 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lexington:
- LAWRENCEBURG-LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 21 miles;
LAWRENCEBURG, TN; ID: 2M2)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 22 miles; COURTLAND, AL; ID:
9A4)
- ABERNATHY FIELD (about 26 miles; PULASKI, TN; ID:
GZS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lexington:
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 23 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time
enrollment: 2,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 25 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37
miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 53 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 75 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
Public primary/middle school in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON SCHOOL (Students: 878; Location:
101 SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Lexington:
- BURCHELL CAMPBELL MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $15,700; Location: 11075 HIGHWAY 101; 8,102
books; 79 audio materials; 30 video materials; 13 serial
subscriptions)
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