Lexington, AL

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Lexington, Alabama

Lexington, Alabama, in Lauderdale county, is 33 miles NW of Decatur, Alabama (center to center) and 89 miles S of Nashville, Tennessee. The town benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Florence metropolitan area. Lexington contains a population of approximately 840.

The People and Families of Lexington

In Lexington, about 61% of adults are married.

Lexington has an abundance of women! Well, at any rate the famale/male ratio there is higher than in most places.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lexington had a median family income of $38,500. There just aren't a lot of poor people in Lexington.

Crime and Safety

Crime isn't one of the big worries for most people in Lexington.

Lexington Housing

Lexington has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 76% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Rents in the town tend toward the low side for Alabama.

Commuting

In Lexington, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Lexington strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State)	Top 15%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Lexington, AL

Comparing Lexington to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alabama (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	33 miles NW of Decatur, Alabama (center to center)
Nearest Large City	89 miles S of Nashville, Tennessee
County	Lauderdale
Metro Area	Florence
Standard Zip Codes	35648
Phone Area Codes	256
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	34.969
Longitude	-87.37

Station	MUSCLE SHOALS AP
Distance	20 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 49 F
Apr Temp	49 to 72 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	49 to 74 F
Annual Precip	55.8 inches

Station	PULASKI WATER PLANT
Distance	23.5 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 48 F
Apr Temp	46 to 71 F
Jul Temp	68 to 89 F
Oct Temp	46 to 73 F
Annual Precip	56.4 inches

Station	MOULTON 2
Distance	33.8 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 51 F
Apr Temp	48 to 74 F
Jul Temp	69 to 90 F
Oct Temp	48 to 74 F
Annual Precip	58.7 inches

Library
Burchell Campbell Memorial Library 11075 Highway 101 Lexington, Alabama (256) 229-5579

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	840	100%
Male	386	46%
Female	454	54%
Under 18	183	21.8%
18+	657	78.2%
65+	159	18.9%
Median Age	40.2
Average Family Size	2.86
White	834	99.3%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.2%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	4	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.4%
Median Family Income (1999)	$38,500
Population In Poverty	82	9.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	830
Growth	-10
Growth %	-1.19%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	46.3%
English	13.5%
Irish	11.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.9%
German	7%
European	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	2.8%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Dutch	1.4%
Welsh	0.8%
British	0.8%
Norwegian	0.6%
Scottish	0.4%
Polish	0.4%

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