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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.
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.
In 2000, Lexington had a median family income of $38,500. There just aren't a lot of poor people in Lexington.
Crime isn't one of the big worries for most people in Lexington.
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.
In Lexington, 93% of commuters drive to work.
Lexington strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):
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| 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% | |
Comparing Lexington to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alabama (State):
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