Higginsville vs Lexington

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

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

Higginsville has the higher population (4,775 vs 4,602 in Lexington). Higginsville has the higher median household income ($76,409 vs $70,134 in Lexington). Higginsville has the higher median home value ($163,700 vs $153,300 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Higginsville	Lexington
Population	4,775	4,602
Median age	42.7 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,409	$70,134
Median home value	$163,700	$153,300
Median gross rent	$901	$713
Housing units	2,452	2,081
Homeownership rate	71.4%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Higginsville	Lexington
Population	4,619 → 4,775 (+3.4%)	4,555 → 4,602 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$45,921 → $76,409 (+66.4%)	$58,483 → $70,134 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$104,900 → $163,700 (+56.1%)	$122,500 → $153,300 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $901 (+23.4%)	$636 → $713 (+12.1%)

Higginsville

Population

4,6194,775

Median household income

$45,921$76,409

Median home value

$104,900$163,700

Median gross rent

$730$901

Lexington

Population

4,5554,602

Median household income

$58,483$70,134

Median home value

$122,500$153,300

Median gross rent

$636$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Higginsville	Lexington
Under 5	3.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	11.8%	20.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	18.4%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.2%	16.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	4.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	14.3%	8.6%
75 and over	9.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Higginsville	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	87.5%
Black or African American	4.1%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Higginsville	Lexington
No high school diploma	13.3%	11.0%
High school graduate	33.4%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Higginsville	Lexington
Drove alone	85.1%	84.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Higginsville	Lexington
1-unit, detached	81.6%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Higginsville	Lexington
Poverty rate	6.6%	14.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1971	1961