Lexington vs West

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

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

Lexington has the higher population (1,202 vs 192 in West). West has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $39,375 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median home value ($90,300 vs $82,100 in West).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	West
Population	1,202	192
Median age	43.5 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,375	$83,750
Median home value	$90,300	$82,100
Median gross rent	$629	—
Housing units	731	67
Homeownership rate	71.7%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	West
Population	1,784 → 1,202 (-32.6%)	119 → 192 (+61.3%)
Median household income	$31,023 → $39,375 (+26.9%)	$46,250 → $83,750 (+81.1%)
Median home value	$64,300 → $90,300 (+40.4%)	$73,200 → $82,100 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $629 (-0.2%)	—

Lexington

Population

1,7841,202

Median household income

$31,023$39,375

Median home value

$64,300$90,300

Median gross rent

$630$629

West

Population

119192

Median household income

$46,250$83,750

Median home value

$73,200$82,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	West
Under 5	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	4.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	19.8%
25 to 34	16.6%	32.3%
35 to 44	10.2%	9.9%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	20.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	7.8%
75 and over	9.4%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	West
White (non-Hispanic)	18.3%	47.9%
Black or African American	79.0%	52.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	West
No high school diploma	10.8%	21.4%
High school graduate	28.9%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	West
Drove alone	94.7%	91.2%
Carpooled	3.2%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	West
1-unit, detached	90.2%	95.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	West
Poverty rate	30.8%	2.1%
Average household size	2.26	3.76
Mean commute (minutes)	34	43
Median year structure built	1966	1948