Lexington vs Martin Lake

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

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

Lexington has the higher population (2,616 vs 1,203 in Martin Lake). Martin Lake has the higher median household income ($120,705 vs $72,955 in Lexington). Martin Lake has the higher median home value ($426,100 vs $282,000 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Martin Lake
Population	2,616	1,203
Median age	38.4 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,955	$120,705
Median home value	$282,000	$426,100
Median gross rent	$1,462	$1,589
Housing units	1,196	541
Homeownership rate	53.0%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Martin Lake
Population	2,144 → 2,616 (+22.0%)	806 → 1,203 (+49.3%)
Median household income	$57,025 → $72,955 (+27.9%)	$71,332 → $120,705 (+69.2%)
Median home value	$176,100 → $282,000 (+60.1%)	$214,200 → $426,100 (+98.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,001 → $1,462 (+46.1%)	$654 → $1,589 (+143.0%)

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

Martin Lake

Population

8061,203

Median household income

$71,332$120,705

Median home value

$214,200$426,100

Median gross rent

$654$1,589

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Martin Lake
Under 5	3.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	13.8%
18 to 24	12.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	19.3%	20.4%
65 to 74	8.1%	14.1%
75 and over	1.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Martin Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	15.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Martin Lake
No high school diploma	14.2%	14.7%
High school graduate	29.6%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Martin Lake
Drove alone	76.1%	71.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	18.1%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Martin Lake
1-unit, detached	43.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Martin Lake
Poverty rate	9.5%	6.9%
Average household size	2.37	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1976	1985