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Population (year 2000): 1,178. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,245 (+5.7% change)
Males: 565 (48.0%), Females: 613 (52.0%)
Lee
County
Zip code:
78947
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $31,023 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,400 (year 2000)
Races in Lexington:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
- Black (10.9%)
- Hispanic (9.4%)
- Other race (7.0%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.8%), United States
(12.1%), English (7.0%), Irish (5.5%), Dutch (1.5%),
Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lexington
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lexington town
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 12.4%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+24.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lexington:
- RICHARDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
ROCKDALE, TX)
- BURLESON ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles;
CALDWELL, TX)
- SMITHVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
SMITHVILLE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lexington:
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 48 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 49 miles; AUSTIN, TX;
ID: AUS)
- DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 58
miles; TEMPLE, TX; ID: TPL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lexington:
- H H COFFIELD REGIONAL (about 15 miles; ROCKDALE, TX;
ID: RCK)
- GIDDINGS-LEE COUNTY (about 18 miles; GIDDINGS, TX;
ID: 62H)
- CALDWELL MUNI (about 23 miles; CALDWELL, TX; ID:
14R)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lexington:
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BRENHAM, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 8,448)
- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; COLLEGE
STATION, TX; FT enrollment: 41,117)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 52 miles;
AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 46,503)
- TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,054)
- SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,870)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 57 miles;
BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
Public high school in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 307;
Location: 3RD & BURNS ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 497;
Location: 3RD & BURNS ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 243;
Location: 3RD & BURNS ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
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