Lexington vs Norman

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

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

Norman has the higher population (128,714 vs 2,002 in Lexington). Norman has the higher median household income ($65,060 vs $46,094 in Lexington). Norman has the higher median home value ($239,300 vs $84,500 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Norman
Population	2,002	128,714
Median age	39.4 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,094	$65,060
Median home value	$84,500	$239,300
Median gross rent	$879	$1,064
Housing units	990	55,616
Homeownership rate	68.4%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Norman
Population	2,202 → 2,002 (-9.1%)	122,837 → 128,714 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $46,094 (+2.4%)	$58,119 → $65,060 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $84,500 (-2.2%)	$183,200 → $239,300 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $879 (+12.1%)	$876 → $1,064 (+21.5%)

Lexington

Population

2,2022,002

Median household income

$45,000$46,094

Median home value

$86,400$84,500

Median gross rent

$784$879

Norman

Population

122,837128,714

Median household income

$58,119$65,060

Median home value

$183,200$239,300

Median gross rent

$876$1,064

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Norman
Under 5	6.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	23.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	8.8%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	8.1%
75 and over	11.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Norman
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	69.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	3.7%
Asian	0.2%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	8.0%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Norman
No high school diploma	18.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	46.3%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Norman
Drove alone	85.2%	73.4%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.9%
Worked from home	2.3%	10.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Norman
1-unit, detached	64.0%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	30.6%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Norman
Poverty rate	27.0%	17.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1982	1988