Circle Pines vs Lexington

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

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

Circle Pines has the higher population (4,980 vs 2,616 in Lexington). Circle Pines has the higher median household income ($96,477 vs $72,955 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median home value ($282,000 vs $277,300 in Circle Pines).

Population, income & housing

	Circle Pines	Lexington
Population	4,980	2,616
Median age	38.4 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$96,477	$72,955
Median home value	$277,300	$282,000
Median gross rent	$1,337	$1,462
Housing units	2,027	1,196
Homeownership rate	81.6%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Circle Pines	Lexington
Population	4,950 → 4,980 (+0.6%)	2,144 → 2,616 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$83,224 → $96,477 (+15.9%)	$57,025 → $72,955 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$197,100 → $277,300 (+40.7%)	$176,100 → $282,000 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,308 → $1,337 (+2.2%)	$1,001 → $1,462 (+46.1%)

Circle Pines

Population

4,9504,980

Median household income

$83,224$96,477

Median home value

$197,100$277,300

Median gross rent

$1,308$1,337

Lexington

Population

2,1442,616

Median household income

$57,025$72,955

Median home value

$176,100$282,000

Median gross rent

$1,001$1,462

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Circle Pines	Lexington
Under 5	6.3%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	12.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	19.3%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.1%
75 and over	4.1%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Circle Pines	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	69.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	5.2%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Circle Pines	Lexington
No high school diploma	6.4%	14.2%
High school graduate	20.5%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Circle Pines	Lexington
Drove alone	78.4%	76.1%
Carpooled	4.9%	9.5%
Public transit	0.5%	1.3%
Walked	0.8%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	10.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Circle Pines	Lexington
1-unit, detached	67.1%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	19.7%	13.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	4.6%
20 or more units	9.6%	21.9%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Circle Pines	Lexington
Poverty rate	4.9%	9.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1982	1976