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Alabama · Census place 42640

Lexington, AL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Lexington, Alabama (Lexington, AL — Census place “Lexington town”) is 665 residents, ranking #388 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $56,354, the median home is worth $180,600 and median gross rent runs $693 a month. Looking for the Lexington Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lexington, AL: 35648.

Population
665Lexington town residents
Median household income
$56,354Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$180,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$693Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63.1%Owner-occupied households

Lexington ZIP codes (Alabama)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lexington.

The Lexington AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Lexington town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lexington town median would spend about 14.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.5% of residents and 63.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Lexington town, AL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lexington town is a very small community in Alabama, with 665 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #388 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 34% of them. The median age here is 36.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Lexington town earn a median of $56,354 a year, 28.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 19.5% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lexington town is valued at $180,600, 40.5% below the national figure and 14% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $693 a month, 50.7% below the national figure, or roughly $8,316 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 665 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Lexington town against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Lexington town?
Lexington town has 665 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #388 of 593 in Alabama.
What is the median household income in Lexington town?
Median household income in Lexington town is $56,354 a year, 28.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lexington town?
Median gross rent is $693 a month and the median home value is $180,600, so rent absorbs about 14.8% of median household income.
Is Lexington town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lexington town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lexington town data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.