Lexington vs Overton

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

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

Lexington has the higher population (10,693 vs 676 in Overton). Lexington has the higher median household income ($62,364 vs $56,625 in Overton). Lexington has the higher median home value ($155,200 vs $107,600 in Overton).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Overton
Population	10,693	676
Median age	30.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,364	$56,625
Median home value	$155,200	$107,600
Median gross rent	$921	$783
Housing units	3,561	278
Homeownership rate	55.3%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Overton
Population	10,097 → 10,693 (+5.9%)	586 → 676 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$52,885 → $62,364 (+17.9%)	$41,094 → $56,625 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$92,400 → $155,200 (+68.0%)	$57,600 → $107,600 (+86.8%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $921 (+19.9%)	$635 → $783 (+23.3%)

Lexington

Population

10,09710,693

Median household income

$52,885$62,364

Median home value

$92,400$155,200

Median gross rent

$768$921

Overton

Population

586676

Median household income

$41,094$56,625

Median home value

$57,600$107,600

Median gross rent

$635$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Overton
Under 5	10.3%	12.4%
5 to 17	22.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	3.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	8.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	4.8%	4.4%
75 and over	4.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Overton
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	82.4%
Black or African American	13.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	65.0%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Overton
No high school diploma	38.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	25.6%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Overton
Drove alone	70.8%	80.0%
Carpooled	24.0%	10.6%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.3%	2.2%
Other means	2.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Overton
1-unit, detached	64.3%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Overton
Poverty rate	16.5%	10.8%
Average household size	3.08	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1973	1955