Le Roy vs Lexington

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

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

Le Roy has the higher population (3,177 vs 2,074 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median household income ($98,676 vs $87,500 in Le Roy). Lexington has the higher median home value ($171,600 vs $165,600 in Le Roy).

Population, income & housing

	Le Roy	Lexington
Population	3,177	2,074
Median age	44.8 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$87,500	$98,676
Median home value	$165,600	$171,600
Median gross rent	$806	$734
Housing units	1,496	887
Homeownership rate	83.8%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Le Roy	Lexington
Population	3,702 → 3,177 (-14.2%)	1,894 → 2,074 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$73,950 → $87,500 (+18.3%)	$63,221 → $98,676 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$137,800 → $165,600 (+20.2%)	$146,500 → $171,600 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $806 (+34.1%)	$702 → $734 (+4.6%)

Le Roy

Population

3,7023,177

Median household income

$73,950$87,500

Median home value

$137,800$165,600

Median gross rent

$601$806

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)

	Le Roy	Lexington
Under 5	6.1%	9.1%
5 to 17	14.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.5%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.5%	8.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	18.1%	19.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.2%
75 and over	8.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Le Roy	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	91.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Le Roy	Lexington
No high school diploma	3.8%	3.1%
High school graduate	32.2%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Le Roy	Lexington
Drove alone	82.9%	78.6%
Carpooled	3.2%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Le Roy	Lexington
1-unit, detached	81.2%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.1%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Le Roy	Lexington
Poverty rate	3.5%	4.8%
Average household size	2.24	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1972	1972