Gridley vs Lexington

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

Gridley 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 1,339 in Gridley). Lexington has the higher median household income ($98,676 vs $69,688 in Gridley). Lexington has the higher median home value ($171,600 vs $134,600 in Gridley).

Population, income & housing

	Gridley	Lexington
Population	1,339	2,074
Median age	36.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,688	$98,676
Median home value	$134,600	$171,600
Median gross rent	$763	$734
Housing units	569	887
Homeownership rate	72.2%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gridley	Lexington
Population	1,590 → 1,339 (-15.8%)	1,894 → 2,074 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$62,222 → $69,688 (+12.0%)	$63,221 → $98,676 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $134,600 (+14.9%)	$146,500 → $171,600 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $763 (+21.5%)	$702 → $734 (+4.6%)

Gridley

Population

1,5901,339

Median household income

$62,222$69,688

Median home value

$117,100$134,600

Median gross rent

$628$763

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)

	Gridley	Lexington
Under 5	5.6%	9.1%
5 to 17	21.8%	13.4%
18 to 24	10.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	14.2%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	19.6%
65 to 74	12.5%	11.2%
75 and over	7.2%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gridley	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	91.8%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gridley	Lexington
No high school diploma	5.4%	3.1%
High school graduate	29.7%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gridley	Lexington
Drove alone	76.8%	78.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gridley	Lexington
1-unit, detached	75.0%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Gridley	Lexington
Poverty rate	6.3%	4.8%
Average household size	2.48	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1970	1972