Lexington vs Ontario

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

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

Ontario has the higher population (6,649 vs 4,866 in Lexington). Ontario has the higher median household income ($65,905 vs $56,068 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median home value ($183,500 vs $163,300 in Ontario).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Ontario
Population	4,866	6,649
Median age	42.0 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,068	$65,905
Median home value	$183,500	$163,300
Median gross rent	$756	$1,059
Housing units	2,119	2,741
Homeownership rate	68.5%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Ontario
Population	4,842 → 4,866 (+0.5%)	6,076 → 6,649 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$55,977 → $56,068 (+0.2%)	$58,246 → $65,905 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$136,200 → $183,500 (+34.7%)	$126,500 → $163,300 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $756 (+5.0%)	$791 → $1,059 (+33.9%)

Lexington

Population

4,8424,866

Median household income

$55,977$56,068

Median home value

$136,200$183,500

Median gross rent

$720$756

Ontario

Population

6,0766,649

Median household income

$58,246$65,905

Median home value

$126,500$163,300

Median gross rent

$791$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Ontario
Under 5	4.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	6.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.1%
75 and over	8.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Ontario
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	86.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.9%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Ontario
No high school diploma	7.3%	6.4%
High school graduate	29.0%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Ontario
Drove alone	81.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Ontario
1-unit, detached	61.6%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	14.2%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	7.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Ontario
Poverty rate	12.9%	7.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1975	1983