Lexington city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,448 ( 399 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population density: 3551.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,907	77.90%	8.8%
Black:	246	10.05%	339.3%
Indian:	1	0.04%	91.7%
Asian:	87	3.55%	35.9%
2+ races:	104	4.25%	126.1%
Hispanic:	103	4.21%	12.0%

Total non-White:	541	22.10%	82.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	154	9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	245	14.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,049
1,753	85.55%
56	2.73%
12	0.59%
64	3.12%
46	2.24%
117	5.71%
296	14.45%

2000
2,222
2,030	91.36%
21	0.95%
43	1.94%
24	1.08%
36	1.62%
38	1.71%
192	8.64%

1990
2,283
2,201	96.41%
1	0.04%
22	0.96%
35	1.53%
n/a
24	1.05%
82	3.59%

1980
2,150
2,082	96.84%
0	0.00%
31	1.44%
20	0.93%
n/a
16	0.74%
68	3.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-277	-12.5
104	4.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-171	-7.5
110	4.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

119	5.5
14	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Lexington city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.2
523	21.4%
1,925	78.6%
168	6.9%

994
2.46

687	69.1%
421	61.3%
82	11.9%
307	30.9%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
522	25.5%
1,527	74.5%
134	6.5%

787
2.60

519	65.9%
343	66.1%
70	13.5%
268	34.1%

2000
Number	Percent
31.7
652	29.3%
1,570	70.7%
121	5.4%

844
2.63

551	65.3%
359	65.2%
91	16.5%
293	34.7%

1990
Number	Percent
28.1
730	32.0%
1,553	68.0%
122	5.3%

838
2.72

566	67.5%
418	73.9%
99	17.5%
272	32.5%

1980
Number	Percent
24.4
724	33.7%
1,426	66.3%
73	3.4%

753
2.86

560	74.4%
459	82.0%
55	9.8%
193	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Lexington city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	1.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	27	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	22	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	46	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	60	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	66	6.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	33	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	33	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	92	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	172	17.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	113	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	111	11.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	71	7.1%
$200,000 or more	48	4.8%

Median Household Income	76,047
Per Capita Income	34,957

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	51	5.1%
Public Assistance	110	11.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	203	20.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,283	74.2%
Unemployed	88	5.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,371	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	358	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	613	447	57.8%
Non-Profit	51	67	43.2%
Self-Employed	99	42	70.2%

Local Government	33	54	37.9%
State Government	12	28	30.0%
Federal Government	0	5	0.0%

Total Private + Self	712	489	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	96	154	38.4%
Total	808	643	55.7%

Pct. Govt.	9.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	91	6.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	296	20.4%
Professional, Technical	374	25.8%
Service Occupations	156	10.8%
All others	534	36.8%

White Collar		52.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	277	19.1%
Health care and social assistance	214	14.7%
Retail trade	186	12.8%
Construction	125	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	105	7.2%
Transportation and warehousing	87	6.0%
Educational services	77	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	77	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	57	3.9%
Other services	54	3.7%
Public administration	47	3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	38	2.6%
Utilities	36	2.5%
Finance and insurance	32	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	1.1%
Wholesale trade	12	0.8%
Information	11	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	92	3.76%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	0.45%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	11	0.45%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	68	2.78%
Indonesian	10	0.41%
Indian	5	0.20%
Chinese	4	0.16%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,070	88.8%
Spanish	73	3.1%
Other	68	2.9%
Vietnamese	48	2.1%
Arabic	23	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	22	0.9%
Chinese	14	0.6%
German, other Germanic	9	0.4%
Other Indo-European	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	770	31.5%
Norwegian	357	14.6%
Irish	266	10.9%
Swedish	191	7.8%
American	143	5.8%
Ethiopian	126	5.1%
Scandinavian	100	4.1%
European	98	4.0%
English	92	3.8%
Polish	89	3.6%
French	86	3.5%
Dutch	67	2.7%
French Canadian	53	2.2%
Italian	53	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	50	2.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,387	97.5%
Not a citizen	61	2.5%

Native	2,215	90.5%
Foreign-born	233	9.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
60	3.8%	230	14.5%	447	28.1%	566	35.6%	224	14.1%	63	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	60	3.8%
9-12 Years	230	14.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	447	28.1%
Some College	566	35.6%
Bach. Degree	224	14.1%
Grad Degree	63	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +98	D +130	D + 15.5%
D +228
2020 vs. 2012	R +152	R +72	R + 7.4%
D +80
2020 vs. 2008	R +159	R +64	R + 6.7%
D +95

2016 vs. 2008	R +61	R +194	R + 22.1%
D -133
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Donald Trump* (R)	596	48.9%	Joe Biden (D)	587	48.1%	37	3.0%	1,220	4	2	0.04%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	498	52.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	359	37.9%	89	9.4%	946	8	7	0.03%
2012	62%	Barack Obama* (D)	507	51.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	444	44.6%	44	4.4%	995	0	-3	0.03%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	492	51.0%	John McCain (R)	437	45.3%	36	3.7%	965	1	0	0.03%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	522	52.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	438	44.3%	28	2.8%	988	-3	-6	0.03%
2000	53%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	428	51.3%	George W. Bush (R)	327	39.2%	80	9.6%	835	-6	-9	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lexington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

587

48.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

596

48.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,220

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Lexington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

359

37.9%

Donald Trump (R)

498

52.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.5%

Other

4.9%

TOTAL

946

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Lexington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

507

51.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

444

44.6%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

995

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Lexington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

492

51.0%

John McCain (R)

437

45.3%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

965

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Lexington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

438

44.3%

John Kerry (D)

522

52.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

988

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Lexington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

327

39.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

428

51.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.6%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

835

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lexington city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	45%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	391	46.9%	Scott Jensen (R)	390	46.8%	53 [+]	6.4%	834	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 19 (2.3%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 15 (1.8%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 13 (1.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.7%);
2020	S2	63%	Jason Lewis (R)	513	43.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	502	42.6%	164 [+]	13.9%	1,179	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 129 (10.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 34 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	43%	Karin Housley (R)	365	46.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	343	44.1%	70 [+]	9.0%	778	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 63 (8.1%); Jerry Trooien (I) 7 (0.9%);
2018	S1	44%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	415	52.8%	Jim Newberger (R)	319	40.6%	52 [+]	6.6%	786	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 41 (5.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 11 (1.4%);
2018	G	44%	Jeff Johnson (R)	372	47.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	357	45.5%	56 [+]	7.1%	785	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 40 (5.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 15 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	36%	Al Franken* (DFL)	321	53.0%	Mike McFadden (R)	244	40.3%	41 [+]	6.8%	606	-3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 25 (4.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 16 (2.6%);
2014	G	36%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	297	49.2%	Jeff Johnson (R)	241	39.9%	66 [+]	10.9%	604	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 32 (5.3%); Other (Write-in) 22 (3.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 11 (1.8%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 1 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,063
Median Value	$262,900

Occupied	994	93.5%
Vacant	69	6.5%

Owned	600	60.4%
Rented	394	39.6%
Median Rent	$1,289

Single-Family Units	634	59.6%
Detached	537	50.5%
Attached	97	9.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	224	21.1%
Mobile Homes	100	9.4%

Lexington city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lexington city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Lexington city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lexington city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lexington city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lexington city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lexington city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lexington city, MN