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Population (year 2000): 1,912. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,866 (-2.4% change)
Males: 938 (49.1%), Females: 974 (50.9%)
McLean County
Zip code:
61753
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $46,146 (year 2000)
Median house value: $100,100 (year 2000)
Races in Lexington:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (34.5%), Irish (16.7%),
United States (13.9%), English (13.2%), French (3.9%), Dutch
(3.5%).
Elevation: 754 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lexington
- High school or higher: 89.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lexington city
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +73 (+4.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lexington:
- BROMENN HEALTHCARE (about 17 miles; NORMAL, IL)
- ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL)
- SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PONTIAC, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lexington:
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 15
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 56 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- DECATUR (about 56 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lexington:
- PONTIAC MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; PONTIAC, IL; ID:
PNT)
- DWIGHT (about 41 miles; DWIGHT, IL; ID: DTG)
- HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 44 miles; LOSTANT, IL;
ID: 2V3)
Amtrak stations near Lexington:
- 17 miles: BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (NORMAL, 100 E.
PARKINSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service.
- 20 miles: PONTIAC (721 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lexington:
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 53
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
Public high school in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 154;
Location: BOX 67 WALL&CHERRY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 307;
Location: BOX 67 WALL&CHERRY; Grades: PK - 06)
- LEXINGTON JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 102;
Location: BOX 67 WALL&CHERRY; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON P.L.D. (Operating income: $144,438;
Location: 207 S. CEDAR ST.; 23,119 books; 1,020 audio
materials; 765 video materials; 59 serial subscriptions)
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