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Lexington, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,145,527 (it was $413,500 in 2000)
Lexington:

$1,145,527
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $899,190 - $1,463,893

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,349,416
Here:

$1,349,416
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $875,857
Here:

$875,857
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $747,616
Here:

$747,616
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $574,441
Here:

$574,441
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $621,235
Here:

$621,235
State:

$555,768

Total population: 31,394 (Urban population: 30,355, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 12,908 (12,561 occupied: 10,376 owner occupied, 2,174 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

17%
State:

38%

Housing density: 787 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,861,249.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,178, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $4,620


Median gross rent in Lexington, MA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Lexington with a mortgage: 6,188 (1,164 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 1,058 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 188

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $243,233

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $173,139

Median monthly housing costs: $3,260

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Lexington, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1961

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 34,094
  • Male householders: 7,083 (749 living alone), Female householders: 5,255 (1,546 living alone)
  • 8,795 spouses (8,735 opposite-sex spouses), 358 unmarried partners, (332 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,858 children (10,662 natural, 141 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 571 parents, 0 foster children, 177 other relatives, 375 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 398

Size of family households: 3,571 2-persons, 2,450 3-persons, 2,410 4-persons, 1,001 5-persons, 215 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,392 1-person, 272 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 20 5-persons.

7,541 married couples with children.
936 single-parent households (418 men, 518 women).

60.6% of residents of Lexington speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
13.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
21.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11,641 (34.1%)
(63.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • 7no bedroom
  • 1401 bedroom
  • 1,1782 bedrooms
  • 3,2613 bedrooms
  • 3,6654 bedrooms
  • 2,1255+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • 83no bedroom
  • 6011 bedroom
  • 8562 bedrooms
  • 3563 bedrooms
  • 2394 bedrooms
  • 405+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 261no vehicle
  • 2,2431 vehicle
  • 5,8912 vehicles
  • 1,6433 vehicles
  • 2104 vehicles
  • 1295+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington in renter-occupied apartments
  • 279no vehicle
  • 1,1201 vehicle
  • 7122 vehicles
  • 553 vehicles
  • 94 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • 71 room
  • 282 rooms
  • 2003 rooms
  • 4774 rooms
  • 7005 rooms
  • 1,3526 rooms
  • 1,7527 rooms
  • 1,9958 rooms
  • 3,8649+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • 831 room
  • 2522 rooms
  • 4573 rooms
  • 4894 rooms
  • 3925 rooms
  • 1616 rooms
  • 1177 rooms
  • 848 rooms
  • 1399+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lexington, MA
Lexington CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Lexington, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lexington, MA in 2022
  • 505Less than $10,000
  • 262$10,000 to $19,999
  • 283$20,000 to $29,999
  • 206$30,000 to $39,999
  • 323$40,000 to $49,999
  • 315$50,000 to $59,999
  • 368$60,000 to $74,999
  • 730$75,000 to $99,999
  • 747$100,000 to $124,999
  • 751$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,596$150,000 to $199,999
  • 6,418$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lexington, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Lexington, MA in 2022
  • 77Less than $10,000
  • 15$10,000 to $14,999
  • 4$35,000 to $39,999
  • 29$50,000 to $59,999
  • 7$70,000 to $79,999
  • 19$100,000 to $124,999
  • 14$125,000 to $149,999
  • 11$150,000 to $174,999
  • 36$200,000 to $249,999
  • 19$250,000 to $299,999
  • 126$300,000 to $399,999
  • 202$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,136$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,856$750,000 to $999,999
  • 4,023$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,406$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 1,266$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lexington, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lexington, MA in 2022
  • 89$100 to $149
  • 21$200 to $249
  • 82$250 to $299
  • 141$300 to $349
  • 42$350 to $399
  • 11$400 to $449
  • 7$450 to $499
  • 14$500 to $549
  • 13$550 to $599
  • 13$600 to $649
  • 16$650 to $699
  • 13$700 to $749
  • 21$800 to $899
  • 138$1,000 to $1,249
  • 63$1,250 to $1,499
  • 107$1,500 to $1,999
  • 186$2,000 to $2,499
  • 263$2,500 to $2,999
  • 335$3,000 to $3,499
  • 532$3,500 or more
  • 103No cash rent
Work and jobs in Lexington: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.8%
Number of people working at home: 5,801 (35.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 129
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 705
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,414
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,212
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,292
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 467
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,731
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 300
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 890
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,561
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,010
  • 90 or more minutes: 124
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lexington

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 17,388 (66.3%)
  • Carpooled: 1,736 (6.6%)
  • Bus: 169 (0.6%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 131 (0.5%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 7 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 280 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 258 (1.0%)
  • Walked: 421 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 5,801 (22.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 4.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.1%Females
Races in Lexington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • 3,8222010 or later
  • 2,5232000 to 2009
  • 2,6531990 to 1999
  • 9901980 to 1989
  • 9891970 to 1979
  • 1,182Before 1970
Ancestries in Lexington, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 1,068 (5.5%)
  • Italian: 948 (4.9%)
  • English: 751 (3.9%)
  • American: 650 (3.4%)
  • German: 599 (3.1%)
  • Polish: 396 (2.1%)
  • Israeli: 332 (1.7%)
  • European: 328 (1.7%)
  • Russian: 311 (1.6%)
  • Greek: 237 (1.2%)
  • Armenian: 234 (1.2%)
  • Eastern European: 201 (1.0%)
  • Norwegian: 181 (0.9%)
  • Iranian: 164 (0.9%)
  • Brazilian: 161 (0.8%)
  • French Canadian: 156 (0.8%)
  • French: 151 (0.8%)
  • Danish: 148 (0.8%)
  • Portuguese: 100 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 80 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 76 (0.4%)
  • Bulgarian: 76 (0.4%)
  • Syrian: 64 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 62 (0.3%)
  • Moroccan: 60 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 55 (0.3%)
  • African: 53 (0.3%)
  • Jordanian: 52 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 50 (0.3%)
  • New Zealander: 49 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 44 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 44 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 42 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 41 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 41 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 40 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 33 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 32 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 31 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 27 (0.1%)
  • Cypriot: 24 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 23 (0.1%)
  • Cape Verdean: 23 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 23 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 20 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 19 (0.10%)
  • Belgian: 16 (0.08%)
  • Austrian: 15 (0.08%)
  • British: 13 (0.07%)
  • Romanian: 11 (0.06%)
  • Scandinavian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 5 (0.03%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lexington:

26.6% (3,098)
Massachusetts:

8.4% (103,233)

India
Lexington:

17.5% (2,038)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

Korea
Lexington:

5.0% (577)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (17,613)

Israel
Lexington:

4.4% (508)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (6,073)

Taiwan
Lexington:

3.2% (370)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,270)

Hong Kong
Lexington:

3.0% (353)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,536)

Armenia
Lexington:

2.7% (309)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (2,307)

Canada
Lexington:

2.5% (293)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (28,158)

Russia
Lexington:

2.3% (268)
Massachusetts:

1.5% (18,278)

Japan
Lexington:

1.9% (223)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (7,301)

Brazil
Lexington:

1.9% (219)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

Mexico
Lexington:

1.8% (207)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,065)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 12,127
  • Other state: 9,965
  • Northeast: 4,799
  • Midwest: 1,904
  • South: 1,691
  • West: 1,509

86.3% of Lexington residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51.6% lived in Massachusetts.


Lexington:

86.3%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 8
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 7
  • 7th and 8th grade: 10
  • 9th grade: 9
  • 10th grade: 4
  • 11th grade: 75
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 42
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 559
  • Less than 1 year of college: 155
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 365
  • Associate degree: 356
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,542
  • Master's degree: 3,637
  • Professional school degree: 1,242
  • Doctorate degree: 2,429
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 30
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 23
  • 5th and 6th grade: 13
  • 7th and 8th grade: 101
  • 9th grade: 93
  • 10th grade: 19
  • 11th grade: 5
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 111
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 723
  • Less than 1 year of college: 170
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 434
  • Associate degree: 486
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,512
  • Master's degree: 4,370
  • Professional school degree: 770
  • Doctorate degree: 1,551
Educational Attainment for Females
Lexington marital status for males
Lexington marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,477
  • One, attached: 1,102
  • Two: 248
  • 3 or 4: 384
  • 5 to 9: 297
  • 10 to 19: 486
  • 20 to 49: 316
  • 50 or more: 595
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lexington
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lexington, MA
  • 49.5%Utility gas
  • 38.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.6%Electricity
  • 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Solar energy
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lexington, MA
  • 43.3%Utility gas
  • 36.1%Electricity
  • 19.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 288
Here:

6.3%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 508
Here:

17.5%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 441
Here:

53.1%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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