Exeter vs Lindsay

A side-by-side comparison of Exeter and Lindsay: population, income, housing, and more.

Exeter and Lindsay are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lindsay has the higher population (12,572 vs 10,280 in Exeter). Exeter has the higher median household income ($71,198 vs $50,563 in Lindsay). Exeter has the higher median home value ($273,500 vs $268,400 in Lindsay).

Population, income & housing

	Exeter	Lindsay
Population	10,280	12,572
Median age	33.1 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,198	$50,563
Median home value	$273,500	$268,400
Median gross rent	$1,207	$920
Housing units	3,440	3,854
Homeownership rate	56.6%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Exeter	Lindsay
Population	10,474 → 10,280 (-1.9%)	13,310 → 12,572 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$44,602 → $71,198 (+59.6%)	$31,489 → $50,563 (+60.6%)
Median home value	$205,400 → $273,500 (+33.2%)	$142,200 → $268,400 (+88.7%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,207 (+32.2%)	$758 → $920 (+21.4%)

Exeter

Population

10,47410,280

Median household income

$44,602$71,198

Median home value

$205,400$273,500

Median gross rent

$913$1,207

Lindsay

Population

13,31012,572

Median household income

$31,489$50,563

Median home value

$142,200$268,400

Median gross rent

$758$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Exeter	Lindsay
Under 5	5.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	23.7%	22.3%
18 to 24	10.1%	11.3%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	6.9%
75 and over	5.7%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Exeter	Lindsay
White (non-Hispanic)	39.8%	9.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	55.1%	88.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Exeter	Lindsay
No high school diploma	16.1%	38.8%
High school graduate	30.2%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Exeter	Lindsay
Drove alone	76.3%	73.9%
Carpooled	14.6%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	5.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Exeter	Lindsay
1-unit, detached	74.9%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Exeter	Lindsay
Poverty rate	17.2%	29.9%
Average household size	3.15	3.34
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1979	1981