Downs vs Lexington

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

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

Lexington has the higher population (2,074 vs 1,451 in Downs). Downs has the higher median household income ($106,809 vs $98,676 in Lexington). Downs has the higher median home value ($237,700 vs $171,600 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Downs	Lexington
Population	1,451	2,074
Median age	34.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$106,809	$98,676
Median home value	$237,700	$171,600
Median gross rent	$1,250	$734
Housing units	546	887
Homeownership rate	86.1%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.1%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downs	Lexington
Population	1,010 → 1,451 (+43.7%)	1,894 → 2,074 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$91,333 → $106,809 (+16.9%)	$63,221 → $98,676 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$178,400 → $237,700 (+33.2%)	$146,500 → $171,600 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,250 (+38.0%)	$702 → $734 (+4.6%)

Downs

Population

1,0101,451

Median household income

$91,333$106,809

Median home value

$178,400$237,700

Median gross rent

$906$1,250

Lexington

Population

1,8942,074

Median household income

$63,221$98,676

Median home value

$146,500$171,600

Median gross rent

$702$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downs	Lexington
Under 5	6.3%	9.1%
5 to 17	26.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	3.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	18.5%	14.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	8.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	7.0%	19.6%
65 to 74	3.4%	11.2%
75 and over	7.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downs	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downs	Lexington
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.1%
High school graduate	22.1%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	47.0%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downs	Lexington
Drove alone	82.4%	78.6%
Carpooled	2.9%	7.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	12.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downs	Lexington
1-unit, detached	92.3%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Downs	Lexington
Poverty rate	4.8%	4.8%
Average household size	2.66	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1986	1972