Anderson vs Lexington

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson and Lexington: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson and Lexington are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lexington has the higher population (665 vs 309 in Anderson). Anderson has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $56,354 in Lexington). Anderson has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $180,600 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Lexington
Population	309	665
Median age	51.0 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$56,354
Median home value	$200,000	$180,600
Median gross rent	$915	$693
Housing units	154	311
Homeownership rate	76.6%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Lexington
Population	236 → 309 (+30.9%)	912 → 665 (-27.1%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $86,250 (+76.9%)	$49,583 → $56,354 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $200,000 (+66.5%)	$115,400 → $180,600 (+56.5%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $915 (+83.0%)	$554 → $693 (+25.1%)

Anderson

Population

236309

Median household income

$48,750$86,250

Median home value

$120,100$200,000

Median gross rent

$500$915

Lexington

Population

912665

Median household income

$49,583$56,354

Median home value

$115,400$180,600

Median gross rent

$554$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Lexington
Under 5	9.7%	13.1%
5 to 17	6.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	17.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	4.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	14.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	7.8%
65 to 74	19.1%	8.4%
75 and over	7.4%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	88.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	9.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Lexington
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.3%
High school graduate	37.7%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Lexington
Drove alone	88.5%	88.5%
Carpooled	2.7%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	1.5%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Lexington
1-unit, detached	77.9%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Lexington
Poverty rate	2.9%	19.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	37	37
Median year structure built	1972	1977