Lexington vs Marlette

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

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

Marlette has the higher population (1,771 vs 1,119 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median household income ($49,091 vs $44,375 in Marlette). Lexington has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $116,900 in Marlette).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Marlette
Population	1,119	1,771
Median age	62.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,091	$44,375
Median home value	$191,000	$116,900
Median gross rent	$643	$820
Housing units	1,026	853
Homeownership rate	68.0%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Marlette
Population	1,011 → 1,119 (+10.7%)	2,030 → 1,771 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$39,942 → $49,091 (+22.9%)	$28,843 → $44,375 (+53.9%)
Median home value	$120,600 → $191,000 (+58.4%)	$73,000 → $116,900 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $643 (+22.5%)	$651 → $820 (+26.0%)

Lexington

Population

1,0111,119

Median household income

$39,942$49,091

Median home value

$120,600$191,000

Median gross rent

$525$643

Marlette

Population

2,0301,771

Median household income

$28,843$44,375

Median home value

$73,000$116,900

Median gross rent

$651$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Marlette
Under 5	0.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	6.2%	16.1%
18 to 24	2.5%	11.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	7.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	15.5%	12.1%
55 to 64	18.4%	13.3%
65 to 74	22.2%	11.2%
75 and over	19.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Marlette
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Marlette
No high school diploma	3.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	33.7%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Marlette
Drove alone	64.5%	74.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	7.5%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.6%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Marlette
1-unit, detached	48.9%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	9.3%
20 or more units	1.4%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	28.2%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Marlette
Poverty rate	12.6%	17.5%
Average household size	1.62	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1980	1963